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Alquezar

Alquézar
Alquezra
Municipality
View of Alquézar with the Collegiate church on top
View of Alquézar with the Collegiate church on top
Coat of arms of Alquézar
Coat of arms
Alquézar is located in Spain
Alquézar
Alquézar
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 0°01′38″W / 42.17389°N 0.02722°W / 42.17389; -0.02722Coordinates: 42°10′26″N 0°01′38″W / 42.17389°N 0.02722°W / 42.17389; -0.02722
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Aragon
Province Huesca
Comarca Somontano de Barbastro
Judicial district Barbastro
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Mayor José Mariano Altemir Lascorz (PSOE-Aragón)
Area
 • Total 32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi)
Elevation 660 m (2,170 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 301
 • Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alquezrano/a
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 22145
Website www.alquezar.org

Alquézar (Alquezra in Aragonese) is a municipality in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. As of 2012, its population was 301.

Situated on a limestone outcrop of Eocene age to the west of the canyon of the Rio Vero in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park, the village grew up around a castle and the Collegiate church of Santa Maria, which was 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 Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park, there are various campsites in the local area to cater outdoor pursuit enthusiasts. Popular activities include canyoning, walking, rock climbing and abseiling, as well as ornithology (since eagles nest on the steep faces of the Rio Vero canyon).


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