Huesca is a province in the Aragon Autonomous Region of Spain. It borders France in the north. Neighboring Spanish provinces are Lleida and Zaragoza as well as the region Navarre.
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Location of the province of Huesca in Spain
Regions
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Monte Perdido
The province is mountainous, it stretches from the foothills to the highest Pyrenean peaks near the French border:
Aneto | 3,404 m |
Pico posets(Tuca Llardana) | 3,375 m |
Monte Perdido | 3,355 m |
The province has around 230,000 inhabitants, around one in five of them live in the capital.
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Map of Huesca (province)
places
- 1 Aínsa-Sobrarbe
- 2 Ayerbe
- 3 Barbastro, approx. 16,000 inhabitants, in the south of the province near the
located
- 4 Benasque
- 5 Biescas
- 6 Binéfar
- 7 Boltaña
- 8 Broto
- 9 Candanchu
- 10 Canfranc
- 11 Fraga
- 12 Horror
- 13 Huesca
(aragon: Uesca, catalan .: Osca), approx. 50,000 inhabitants
- 14 Isábena
- 15 Jaca
- 16 Monzón
approx. 16.00 inhabitants, in the south of the province on the
located
- 17 Panticosa
- 18 Sabiñánigo
- 19 Sallent de Gállego
- 20 Sariñena
- 21 Tamarite de Litera
- 22 Villanúa
Other goals
- 1 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park , the national park established in 1918 has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
background
language
The official languages are Spanish, Aragonese and, in the east, also Catalan, although local dialects have been preserved in some inaccessible mountain valleys.
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
Winter: Ski areas of Candanchú and Formigal Spring, autumn: Adventure sports (climbing, rafting) Hiking trails GR1 Sendero Historico, GR11 Senda Pirenaica, GR15 Sendero Prepirenaica