Aragon in Spain

Aragon is one of the autonomous communities Spain. It is located in the northeastern part of the country and borders the Pyrenees, France and Catalonia. Other neighbors of Aragon are Valencia, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-León,La Riojaand Navarre. The interesting city of Zaragoza is the capital of Aragon.

The area as it is today in the Mapsis recorded, corresponds to the area of ​​the former Kingdom of Aragon. Incidentally, the name comes from the Aragón River flowing here. In general, Aragon is a very beautiful area with impressive landscapes, but also the most sparsely populated region in Spain. Spanish, Aragonese and Catalan are spoken in Aragon. Visit securitypology for Spain Tour Plan.

History of Aragon

The area of ​​today’s Aragon was 201 BC. To the Roman province of Tarraconensis. In 415 it fell under the rule of the Visigoths. After the Moorish rule had replaced the Visigoths, shortly afterwards, around 812, the Franks followed and took over the area. Later the county of Arago n. After this ceased to exist due to the dynasty of the counts becoming extinct, Aragon belonged to Sancho III from the beginning of the 10th century . The King of Navarre ruled Aragon from 970 to 1035.

War years followed for the Aragonese. Until 1118 these were in conflict with the Moors. In the end, they emerged victorious. They conquered Zaragoza and made it the capital.
In the middle of the 12th century, Catalonia was united with Aragon. Later the area of ​​the united Crown Aragon expanded to the Mediterranean. The special thing about this state community was that all sub-areas retained their own internal independence. They were not subject to a major rule.

Many kings came and went, until finally Aragon was ruled by its own viceroys from 1485 to 1699 and was under the rule of the Spanish crown.
Although Aragon was able to administer itself through its internal structures and retained its freedoms, it lost these when the Austrian Habsburgs took over rule in the Spanish War of Succession from 1701 to 1714.

During the Spanish Civil War Heavy fights and battles took place in the southern part of what is now Aragon. The battles of Belchite (September and October 1937) and the Battle of Teruel (December 1937 to February 1938) were particularly significant.
On August 10, 1982, with the signature of King Juan Carlos I, the autonomy of Aragon was confirmed. As early as May 1992, the Aragonese parliament presented a new version of these statutes. The Spanish and Aragonese parliaments approved this. Thus the traditional institutes of the Cortes, the Diputación General, des Justicia exist again.

Magnificent landscapes of the proud kingdom

The Aragonese are proud – of their history, their culture and, above all, their wonderful landscapes. These form an impressive interplay between mountains, glaciers and mountain lakes. Rivers slowly and leisurely find their way through the valleys. The Pyrenees and their flora and fauna is well known and a popular travel destination. No wonder, as you can see marmots digging, chamois grazing and eagles soaring in the air. With all the warlike past, the people here have been able to preserve a wonderful natural heritage. Today, in the peaceful times, vacationers can also enjoy this environment to the fullest.

Aragon Geography

Aragon is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain and is located in the northeast of the country. The region borders on Castile-La Mancha, Castile-León, La Rioja and Navarra to the west, Valencia to the south, Catalonia to the east and France to the north. Here the main ridge of the Pyrenees forms the natural border with the neighboring French country.

The total area is around 47,700 square kilometers, making Aragon’s share of the total land area of ​​Spain around 9.5%. The capital of Aragon is Zaragoza. The country is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Spain. Almost half of the residents of Aragon live in the capital, Zaragoza, which is also the country’s only major city.

The area of ​​Aragon is roughly the same size as the former Kingdom of Aragón. The landscape is dominated in the north by the Pyrenees mountain range, in the main ridge of which the Pico de Aneto at 3,404 meters and the Monte Perdido at 3,355 meters are the highest mountains. Ice Age glacial currents are responsible for the formation of the U-shaped valleys in the Ordesa region. The main ridge of the Pyrenees follows inland the less high mountain ranges of the Aragonese foothills of the Pyrenees. The highest peaks reach here with the Pico de Oroel 1,770 meters, while the Puntón de Guara in the Sierra de la Guara is even 2,078 meters high. To the south the mountains flatten to the Ebro basin, the most fertile stretch of land in this region. The south of Aragon is partially bordered by the Iberian Mountains.

The Ebro is the most important river of Aragon and at the same time the second longest of the entire Iberian Peninsula. It rises in the Cantabrian Cordillera and flows into the Mediterranean after about 930 kilometers. The Aragón, from which the region owes its name, as well as the Gállego, Segre, Cinca, Jalón, Jiloca, Mijares and Turia rivers are also of importance for this land.