Puente la Reina de Jaca

Puente la Reina de Jaca (Spanish)
Puen d'a Reina de Chaca (Aragonese)
municipality
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Huesca
Municipality Puente la Reina de Jaca
Area
  Total 47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 218
  Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Puente la Reina de Jaca (in Aragonese: Puen d'a Reina de Chaca[1]) 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 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 [2] who was related to the French Carolingian court.

Villages

  • Santa Engracia de Jaca
  • Javierregay

References

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

Coordinates: 42°33′43″N 0°47′13″W / 42.562°N 0.787°W / 42.562; -0.787


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