"Aragón, is a motorsport race track located near Alcañiz in Aragon. It is home to the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix. Aragon Aragon ( or , Spanish and , ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to south): Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza (also called ""Saragossa"" in English). The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a ""historic nationality"" of Spain. Covering an area of , the region's terrain ranges diversely from permanent glaciers to verdant valleys, rich pasture"
"Aragonese people The Aragonese (Aragonese and , ) are the people self-identified with the historical region of Aragon, in inland northeastern Spain. Their Aragonese language, which might have been spoken in the whole of the Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Navarre and La Rioja in the Middle Ages, is nowadays a seriously endangered language, natively spoken only by a few thousands in some northern villages. Most Aragonese (90% or more) speak the Spanish language in its northern form but with some regional traits, particularly in intonation and vocabulary. The use of the native Aragonese language is decreasing and maybe dying"
"High Aragon Alto Aragon (literally, Upper Aragon or Highlands of Aragon in English; compare Upper Navarre, Upper Rioja) is the northern-most territories or highlands of Aragon, flanking the Pyrenees and includes the Aneto Mountain, the highest peak in the entire Pyrenean chain. The term Alto Aragon, or highlands, is used to contrast with the Bajo Aragon, referring to the lowlands or flat plains of Aragon which roughly begins around the Somontano county of Huesca stretching south to the Ebro river basin. The term Alto Aragon is also used interchangeably to refer to the Province of Huesca when speaking of northern"
"of the Hispano-French Exposition of 1908 that it supposed as a modern event, to demonstrate the cultural and economic thrust of Aragon and at the same time serve to strengthen ties and staunch wounds with the French neighbors after the events of the Napoleonic Wars of the previous century. , half of Aragon's population, 50.45%, live in the capital city of Zaragoza. Huesca is the only other city in the region with a population greater than . The majority of Aragonese citizens, 71.8%, live in the province of Zaragoza. 17.1% live in the province of Huesca, and 11.1% in the"
"Spain around 2003 has resulted in tell-tale beaver signs documented on a stretch on the lower course of the Aragon River and the area adjoining the Ebro River in Aragon, Spain. Aragón (river) The Aragón (; ) is a river in northern Spain, one of the left-hand tributaries of the river Ebro. It rises at Astún (province of Huesca) in the central Pyrenees Mountains, passes southwest through Jaca and Sangüesa (Navarre), and joins the Ebro at Milagro (Navarre), near Tudela. The name ""Aragón"" is related to the birth area of the former kingdom, which corresponds to the modern autonomous community"
"Aragon, Aude Aragon () is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ""Aragonais"" or ""Aragonaises"" Aragon is a commune in the Carcassonne urban area on the ""Green Meridian"" in ""Cabardès"". The village is built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the ""Trapel"" and ""Vallette"" streams. The commune is located some 13 km north of Carcassonne and 6 km east of Montolieu. Access is by the D203 road from Fraisse-Cabardès in the north-west passing through the length of the commune to the village then continuing south to Pennautier."
"Aragonese language Aragonese (; ""aragonés"" in Aragonese) is a Romance language spoken in several dialects by 10,000 to 30,000 people in the Pyrenees valleys of Aragon, Spain, primarily in the comarcas of Somontano de Barbastro, Jacetania, Alto Gállego, Sobrarbe, and Ribagorza/Ribagorça. It is the only modern language which survived from medieval Navarro-Aragonese in a form distinctly different from Spanish. Informally known as ""fabla"" (""talk"" or ""speech""), Aragonese is also commonly referred to by the names of its local dialects such as ""cheso"" (from Valle de Hecho) or ""patués"" (from the Benasque Valley). Aragonese, which developed in portions of the Ebro"
"Matarraña Matarraña () or Matarranya () is a comarca in eastern Aragon, bordering the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia and Valencia. It is located in Teruel Province, in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area. Its capital is Valderrobres, and it borders the Aragonese comarques of Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp, and Bajo Aragón, the Catalan comarques of Terra Alta, Baix Ebre, and Montsià, and the Valencian comarques of Baix Maestrat and Ports. This comarca is named after the Matarranya River flowing through it. It belongs to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as La Franja. The historical Matarranya comarca was a natural"
"of primary education students receiving Aragonese lessons was of 320. Aragonese language Aragonese (; ""aragonés"" in Aragonese) is a Romance language spoken in several dialects by 10,000 to 30,000 people in the Pyrenees valleys of Aragon, Spain, primarily in the comarcas of Somontano de Barbastro, Jacetania, Alto Gállego, Sobrarbe, and Ribagorza/Ribagorça. It is the only modern language which survived from medieval Navarro-Aragonese in a form distinctly different from Spanish. Informally known as ""fabla"" (""talk"" or ""speech""), Aragonese is also commonly referred to by the names of its local dialects such as ""cheso"" (from Valle de Hecho) or ""patués"" (from the"
"Aragón (river) The Aragón (; ) is a river in northern Spain, one of the left-hand tributaries of the river Ebro. It rises at Astún (province of Huesca) in the central Pyrenees Mountains, passes southwest through Jaca and Sangüesa (Navarre), and joins the Ebro at Milagro (Navarre), near Tudela. The name ""Aragón"" is related to the birth area of the former kingdom, which corresponds to the modern autonomous community of Aragón in Spain. The river, used for irrigation and hydroelectric power, is about long; its chief tributary is the Arga River. Non-government sanctioned re-introduction of Eurasian beaver (""Castor fiber"") in"
"""La Franja"". Aragon is divided into three provinces from north to south, named after their capitals: Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel. The provinces are further divided into 33 comarcas, three of which are in more than one province. There are a total of 732 municipalities in the region. Some medieval monuments of Teruel and Zaragoza are protected by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Sites ""Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon"". The traditional dance of Aragon is known as jota and is one of the faster Spanish dances. It is also the most widespread in Aragon and the exact style and music"
"out. In the easternmost areas, La Franja, varieties of the Catalan language are spoken by about 90% of the Population. Aragonese people The Aragonese (Aragonese and , ) are the people self-identified with the historical region of Aragon, in inland northeastern Spain. Their Aragonese language, which might have been spoken in the whole of the Kingdom of Aragon, Kingdom of Navarre and La Rioja in the Middle Ages, is nowadays a seriously endangered language, natively spoken only by a few thousands in some northern villages. Most Aragonese (90% or more) speak the Spanish language in its northern form but with"
"Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón () (; ) is an administrative comarca in eastern central Aragon, Spain. It was first established in 1999. It has a population of 29,358 (2007) and an area of 1.304,2 km². The seat of the comarca is in Alcañiz. It is located in Teruel Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The municipalities of Aguaviva, Belmonte de San José, La Cañada de Verich, La Cerollera, La Codoñera, La Ginebrosa and Torrevelilla belong to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as La Franja. The name ""Bajo Aragón"", Lower Aragon, was"
"and dancing, and most especially, in its language. The Aragonese language was born in the Alto Aragon, the highlands, and today this is where it continues to be spoken most actively, by over 10,000 people. High Aragon Alto Aragon (literally, Upper Aragon or Highlands of Aragon in English; compare Upper Navarre, Upper Rioja) is the northern-most territories or highlands of Aragon, flanking the Pyrenees and includes the Aneto Mountain, the highest peak in the entire Pyrenean chain. The term Alto Aragon, or highlands, is used to contrast with the Bajo Aragon, referring to the lowlands or flat plains of Aragon"
"already used before 1999 for a much larger area, a historical region now sometimes called ""Bajo Aragón histórico"" in order to differentiate it from the present-day administrative comarca. The Catalan version of the names of the towns are in brackets. Bajo Aragón Bajo Aragón () (; ) is an administrative comarca in eastern central Aragon, Spain. It was first established in 1999. It has a population of 29,358 (2007) and an area of 1.304,2 km². The seat of the comarca is in Alcañiz. It is located in Teruel Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro"
"the north east. Other examples of ""mudéjar"" art can be found in neighbouring villages. Alhama de Aragón Alhama de Aragón is a spa town located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, situated on the river Jalón, a tributary of the Ebro. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,150 inhabitants. Principal industries are the ""balnearios"" (spa hotels) and a lighting factory. There are extensive fruit farms and some wine-making in the area. The town is served by railway services to Arcos de Jalón and Calatayud, where there is a connection to the high speed"
"the only official language, understood and spoken by virtually everyone in the region. In addition to it, the Aragonese language continues to be spoken in several local varieties in the mountainous northern counties of the Pyrenees, particularly in western Ribagorza, Sobrarbe, Jacetania and Somontano; it is enjoying a resurgence of popularity as a tool for regional identity. In the easternmost areas of Aragon, along the border with Catalonia, varieties of the Catalan language are spoken, including the comarcas of eastern Ribagorza, La Litera, Bajo Cinca, Bajo Aragón-Caspe, Bajo Aragón and Matarraña. The strip-shaped Catalan-speaking area in Aragon is often called"
"Aragon. The Alto Aragon or Highlands of Aragon are, historically and geographically, made up of the original independent counties of the Frankish Marca Hispanica, that would later expand to form the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Usually used in a cultural context, the term Alto Aragon, when referring to ""the Highlands"", conveys a sense of cultural character - of noble, fiercely independent, Pyrenean mountain people: of mythic heroes, legends, Templars and crusades. This strength of character is reflected in its architecture, mountain top villages, its robust cuisine, distinctive traditional clothing (now worn only in festivals, such as in Ansó), folk music"
"La Franja La Franja (; ""The Strip""; ) is the area of Catalan-speaking territories of Aragon bordering Catalonia, in Spain. It literally means ""the strip"" and can also more properly be called (Aragonese Strip), (Western Strip) or (Eastern Strip of Aragon) in Catalan (in , ""Eastern Strip of Aragon""; or simply /, ""Eastern Strip"", or , ""Aragonese Strip""; in , ""Aragonese Strip""). ""La Franja"" is usually considered to be comprised by a part of the municipalities of the following Aragonese administrative ""comarcas"": la Ribagorza/Ribagorça, La Litera/La Llitera, Bajo Cinca/Baix Cinca, Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp, Bajo Aragón/Baix Aragó and Matarraña/Matarranya. ""La Franja"""
"Peninsula . Alcañiz Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies some 113 km from Teruel, the provincial capital, and 92 km from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon. Alcañiz is the capital of the Bajo Aragón comarca and the second city in the province after Teruel. The current settlement of Alcañiz dates to the Islamic era in Spain. It was captured by the Christian troops of Alfonso"
"Zaragoza Zaragoza (, ; also called Saragossa in English) is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, roughly in the center of both Aragon and the Ebro basin. On 1 September 2010 the population of the city of Zaragoza was 701,090, within its administrative limits on a land area of , ranking fifth in Spain. It is the 32nd most populous municipality in the European Union. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763"
"The condition of the other roads is also good. there are cars in Aragon. Through the territory of the province runs the new high-speed railway between Madrid and Barcelona with siding from Zaragoza to Huesca, which is going to be continued to the French border. There is an International Airport at Zaragoza, as well as several smaller airports at Huesca, Caudé, Santa Cilia de Jaca and Villanueva de Gállego. The unemployment rate stood at 11.6% in 2017 and was lower than the national average. As an autonomous community of Spain, Aragon has an elected regional parliament (, , ) with"
"one of the primary entertainment centers of Europe. Monegros Los Monegros is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located within the provinces of Zaragoza and Huesca. The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is a natural region made up of badlands. Los Monegros borders seven comarcas: Hoya de Huesca to the North; Somontano de Barbastro, Cinca Medio, and Bajo Cinca to the East; Zaragoza to the West; and Ribera Baja del Ebro and Bajo Aragón-Caspe to the South. The Sierra de Alcubierre mountain chain crosses the comarca from Northwest to Southeast. Its maximum elevation"
"Ribagorçan dialect Ribagorçan (autonym: ""ribagorsano"", or ""ribagorzano"", ; , ; , ) is a number of Romance dialects spoken in the modern territories of the medieval County of Ribagorza, in northern Spain. The area corresponds to the modern administrative units of Ribagorza and La Litera/Llitera, in the province of Huesca, Aragon, and Alta Ribagorça in the province of Lleida, Catalonia. Today, depending on provincial and regional perspectives, Ribagorçan may be described in Aragon as transitional to Catalan, or in Catalonia as transitional to Aragonese. Eastern dialects in the area tend to be classified as Catalan, and western dialects as Aragonese,"
"Campo de Daroca Campo de Daroca is one of the comarcas of Aragon, in the Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is located in the mountainous Iberian System area. The ""comarca"" includes the municipalities of Acered, Aldehuela de Liestos, Anento, Atea, Badules, Balconchán, Berrueco, Cerveruela, Cubel, Las Cuerlas, Daroca, Fombuena, Gallocanta, Herrera de los Navarros, Langa del Castillo, Lechón, Luesma, Mainar, Manchones, Murero, Nombrevilla, Orcajo, Retascón, Romanos, Santed, Torralba de los Frailes, Torralbilla, Used, Val de San Martín, Valdehorna, Villadoz, Villanueva de Jiloca, Villar de los Navarros, Villarreal de Huerva and Villarroya del Campo. It borders the Comunidad de Calatayud"
"Himno de Aragón The Himno de Aragón (, ""Anthem of Aragon""), is the official anthem of the autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain. Its music, based on the oldest Aragonese musical tradition, was written by Aragonese composer Antón García Abril, with lyrics written by Aragonese poets Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Ángel Guinda, Rosendo Tello and Manuel Vilas. This anthem highlights values such as freedom, justice, reason, truth and open land, which have historically been associated with Aragonese as a people. Its use was regulated by a 1989 Aragonese Act, which states that the Anthem of Aragon will be played in all"
"province of Teruel. The population density of the region is the second lowest in Spain after Castilla-La Mancha: only 26.8/km². The most densely populated areas are around the valley of the river Ebro, particularly around Zaragoza, and in the Pyrenean foothills, while the areas with the fewest inhabitants tend to be those that are higher up in the Pyrenean mountains, and in most of the southern province of Teruel. Only four cities have a population of more than : Zaragoza , Huesca , Teruel , and Calatayud . Spanish is the native language in most of Aragon, and it is"
"of the historic County of Aragon. The traditional names of the towns, when different from the official name, are in brackets. La Jacetania La Jacetania (; ) is a comarca in northern Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Huesca and Zaragoza provinces. The administrative capital is Jaca, with 13,374 inhabitants the largest town of the comarca. The area is famous for its ski resorts. Jacetania borders with France in the north and with Navarre in the west. Most of its territory is mountainous, with the ranges of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees covering most of its"
"Alcañiz Alcañiz () is a town and municipality of Teruel province in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. The town is located on the banks of the river Guadalope. Alcañiz is the unofficial capital of the Lower Aragon historical region. It lies some 113 km from Teruel, the provincial capital, and 92 km from Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon. Alcañiz is the capital of the Bajo Aragón comarca and the second city in the province after Teruel. The current settlement of Alcañiz dates to the Islamic era in Spain. It was captured by the Christian troops of Alfonso I of"
"Province of Zaragoza Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English, is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona. Its area is 17,274 km² and it is the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population is 973,252 (2010), of whom nearly three-quarters live in the capital, and its population density is 50.95/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half"
"world equates this site with modern Arándiga. Arándiga Arándiga is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 472 inhabitants. Possibly ancient ""Aratikos"" or ""Aratis"", an ancient Iberian settlement of which little is known, but was located somewhere to the SW of the Roman colony of ""Caesaraugusta"" the Modern day city of Zaragoza. It issued coins in the Late 2nd century BC with the Iberian inscription ""aratikos"" and these present a Male head, right on the obverse, and a horseman carrying a spear, right, on the"
"Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called Val d'Aran) is an administrative entity in Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in area, in the Pyrenees mountains, in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida. This valley constitutes one of only two areas of contiguous Spain (and the only contiguous part of current Catalonia) that are located on the northern side of the Pyrenees. Hence, this valley holds the only Catalan rivers to flow into the Atlantic Ocean (for the same reason, the region is characterized by an Atlantic climate, instead of a Mediterranean one). The Garonne"
"Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called Val d'Aran) is an administrative entity in Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in area, in the Pyrenees mountains, in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida. This valley constitutes one of only two areas of contiguous Spain (and the only contiguous part of current Catalonia) that are located on the northern side of the Pyrenees. Hence, this valley holds the only Catalan rivers to flow into the Atlantic Ocean (for the same reason, the region is characterized by an Atlantic climate, instead of a Mediterranean one). The Garonne"