Comarca in Aragón, Spain
Comunidad de Calatayud
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Coordinates: 41°21′N 1°38′W / 41.350°N 1.633°W / 41.350; -1.633 Country Spain Autonomous community Aragón Province Zaragoza Capital Calatayud Municipalities
Abanto , Alarba , Alconchel de Ariza , Alhama de Aragón , Aniñón , Arándiga , Ariza , Ateca , Belmonte de Gracián , Berdejo , Bijuesca , Bordalba , Bubierca , Cabolafuente , Calmarza , Calatayud , Campillo de Aragón , Carenas , Castejón de Alarba , Castejón de las Armas , Cervera de la Cañada , Cetina , Cimballa , Clarés de Ribota , Codos , Contamina , El Frasno , Embid de Ariza , Fuentes de Jiloca , Godojos , Ibdes , Jaraba , La Vilueña , Malanquilla , Maluenda , Mara , Miedes, Monreal de Ariza , Monterde , Montón , Morata de Jiloca , Morés , Moros , Munébrega , Nigüella , Nuévalos , Olvés , Orera , Paracuellos de Jiloca , Paracuellos de la Ribera , Pozuelo de Ariza, Ruesca , Saviñán, Sediles , Sisamón , Terrer , Tobed , Torralba de Ribota , Torrehermosa , Torrelapaja , Torrijo , Valtorres , Velilla de Jiloca , Villafeliche , Villalba de Perejil , Villalengua , Villarroya • Total 2,518 km2 (972 sq mi) • Total 42,379 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi) Demonym Bilbilitano Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST )Largest municipality Calatayud Website http://www.comunidadcalatayud.com/
The Comunidad de Calatayud is one of the comarcas of Aragon , Spain. It is one of twelve comarcas (administrative subdivisions) within the province of Zaragoza in Aragón . The administrative headquarters are in the city of Calatayud . Local wine (Calatayud (DO) ) achieved Denominación de Origen status in 1990 and it is the second largest wine-producing area in Aragón after Cariñena (DO) .[1] [2] thermal spas ) at Alhama de Aragón , Jaraba and Paracuellos , also for its mudéjar architecture.[3]
67 municipalities make up the comarca, which is located in a mountainous area of the Iberian System .
The Comunidad de Calatayud is bounded to the north by Aranda and Valdejalón , on the east by Campo de Cariñena and Campo de Daroca , to the south by La Serrania and Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara (province) , and to the west by the Tierra de Medinaceli (province of Soria ). The major rivers are the Jalón , Piedra and Jiloca .
The population of the comarca was 42,379 in 2008, the area is 2,518 km2 .[4]
History
The area was established as a community of villages founded by Alfonso I after the Reconquista . This community had full autonomy to organize itself economically and militarily, as it was a frontier territory. Historically the region was larger as it included municipalities that are currently part of Soria and Guadalajara provinces. In the nineteenth century it was a province, including the comarcas of Aranda, and parts of Daroca, Valdejalón and Jiloca. In 2001 the present comarca was created under legislation promulgated by the Government of Aragón.[5]
Archaeology
Martial .Celtic remains have been found in Munébrega , Monreal de Ariza , Mara and Calatayud. The remains of the Roman city of Augusta Bilbilis , birthplace of the poet Marco Valerio Marcial (Martial ), have been excavated near Calatayud.[6]
Remains of castles are still visible at Calatayud, Nuévalos , Alhama de Aragon, Maluenda , Torrijos , Calmarza and Cimballa .
Main sights
The Monasterio de Piedra was founded as a monastery in the 12th century and is now a hotel and water gardens near Nuévalos. At Alhama de Aragón there is the largest thermal lake in Spain.
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