Biel, Aragon

Biel is a municipality (pop. 186[2]) in the Spanish province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Biel included the village or "Lower Local Entity" ("Entidad Local Menor") of Fuencalderas.

Biel
Biel
Biel
Biel
Coordinates: 42°23′13″N 0°56′09″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceZaragoza
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total140
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Historically, a Sephardic Jewish community was present in Biel from the 13th century to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.[3]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. INE 2010
  3. "Biel, Spain". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 26 June 2024.


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