Puente la Reina de Jaca

Puente la Reina de Jaca (in Aragonese: Puen d'a Reina de Chaca[2]) is a municipality located in Jacetania, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 218 inhabitants.

Puente la Reina de Jaca (Spanish)

Puen d'a Reina de Chaca (Aragonese)
The 14th century bridge in Puente la Reina de Jaca
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceHuesca
MunicipalityPuente la Reina de Jaca
Area
  Total47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total260
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Puente la Reina de Jaca is situated on the bank of the river Aragón next to a bridge which gave it its name.

This region was reconquered in 833 by Galindo Aznárez I [3] who was related to the French Carolingian court.

Villages

  • Santa Engracia de Jaca
  • Javierregay

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Consello Asesor de l'Aragonés, toponyms on the comarca of a Chazetania
  3. Gitlitz & Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook, 2000, St Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-25416-4


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