Belmonte de Gracián
Belmonte de Gracián (Aragonese: Belmón de Grazián) is a village near Calatayud in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain. It is a fortified village which sits at the foot of a 15th-century castle.
Belmonte de Gracián
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Belmonte de Gracián Location in Spain. Belmonte de Gracián Belmonte de Gracián (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′58″N 1°32′35″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Comunidad de Calatayud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 198 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Belmontinos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
It is the birthplace of Baltasar Gracián y Morales, and in 1985 was renamed to Belmonte de Gracián in his honour. Previously the town was known as Belmonte de Calatayud and Belmonte del Río Perejiles.[2][3]
The archaeological remains of the Celtiberian and Romano-Celtiberian town of Segeda-Sekeiza are located between Belmonte de Gracián and the nearby town of Mara.
Main sights
- Castle, with an oval plan
- Church of St. Michael (15th century), in Gothic style. It has a Mudéjar bell tower.
- Hermitage of the Castle
- Watch Tower (10th century)
- Fortified Palace (14th century)
Notes and references
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Historia". Belmonte de Gracián: Un pueblo con Historia y Encanto (in Spanish). Pueblo de Belmonte de Gracián. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013.
- Mena, Miguel (2018). Un Viaje Aragonés (in Spanish). Zaragoza, Spain: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. p. 139. ISBN 978-84-17358-27-3.
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