Belmonte de Gracián

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Belmonte de Gracián
Belmón de Grazián
File:Vista de Belmonte de Gracián, Zaragoza, España, 2015-09-16, JD 04.JPG
Location in Spain.
Belmonte de Gracián (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°18′58″N 1°32′35″W / 41.31611°N 1.54306°W / 41.31611; -1.54306
CountryFile:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Autonomous communityFile:Flag of Aragon.svg Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaComunidad de Calatayud
Area
 • Total
43.7 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Elevation
646 m (2,119 ft)
Population
 ()[1]
DemonymBelmontinos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.belmontedegracian.es

Belmonte de Gracián (Aragonese: Belmón de Grazián) is a village near Calatayud in the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, Spain. It is a fortified village which sits at the foot of a 15th-century castle. It is the birthplace of Baltasar Gracián y Morales, and in 1985 was renamed to Belmonte de Gracián in his honour. Previously the town was known as Belmonte de Calatayud and Belmonte del Río Perejiles.[2][3] The archaeological remains of the Celtiberian and Romano-Celtiberian town of Segeda-Sekeiza are located between Belmonte de Gracián and the nearby town of Mara.

Main sights

  • Castle, with an oval plan
  • Church of St. Michael (15th century), in Gothic style. It has a Mudéjar bell tower.
  • Hermitage of the Castle
  • Watch Tower (10th century)
  • Fortified Palace (14th century)

Notes and references

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  2. "Historia". Belmonte de Gracián: Un pueblo con Historia y Encanto (in español). Pueblo de Belmonte de Gracián. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013.
  3. Mena, Miguel (2018). Un Viaje Aragonés (in español). Zaragoza, Spain: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. p. 139. ISBN 978-84-17358-27-3.