Alquézar
Alquézar
Alquezra | ||
|---|---|---|
 View of Alquézar with the collegiate church on top | ||
|
Postal code 22145 | ||
| Website | www | |
| Type | Non-movable | |
| Criteria | Historic ensemble | |
| Designated | 26 February 1982 | |
| Reference no. | RI-53-0000253 | |
Alquézar (
Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon
, Spain. As of 2012, its population was 301.
Overview
Situated on a
consecrated
in 1099.
The name of the village comes from the
Arabic القصر al qaçr for "fort" or "castle" (renamed as Alcazar in Spanish). The castle became the main defense point of the nearby city of Barbastro
.
Since Alquézar is situated in the
).The surrounding area to the south towards Barbastro, in the direction of the flatter
cave paintings in the surrounding area, which has led to the region being declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. A good example is the cave at Arpán on the A-2205 road heading north towards Bárcabo
.
Gallery
-
View of Saint Michael's church from the Collegiate church -
View of the village from above
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalities of the judicial district of Barbastro
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ (in Spanish) Aragonese toponyms on the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alquezar.
Media related to Alquézar at Wikimedia Commons- Alquézar Tourist Office's website (Spanish)
- Somontano information website
- Alquézar page on information website
- Somontano prehistoric cave paintings
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