Calaceite

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Calaceite/Calaceit
Official seal of Calaceite/Calaceit
Calaceite is located in Spain
Calaceite
Coordinates: 41°1′N 0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°E / 41.017; 0.200Coordinates: 41°1′N 0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°E / 41.017; 0.200
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceTeruel
MunicipalityCalaceite/Calaceit
Area
 • Total81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,011
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Calaceite (Spanish: [kalaˈθejte]) or Calaceit (Catalan: [kələˈsɛjt]) is a municipality located in the Matarraña comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,145 inhabitants.

There are many ancient buildings of great architectural value in the town, as well as the ruins of an ancient Iberian village at . This town is considered by Catalans a part of La Franja region of Aragon.

Demographics[]

Calaceite has 1,132 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19002,641—    
19203,027+14.6%
19401,930−36.2%
19601,742−9.7%
19811,432−17.8%
20001,193−16.7%
20061,143−4.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Gastronomy[]

The flaonets de Calaceit (flaonets, Catalan: little flaons) are small flaons made in Calaceite. They are small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey.[2] The flaonets were one of the traditional pastries fondly remembered by painter Salvador Dalí.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Lluís Gimeno Betí, De lexicografía valenciana, in De las ciencias auxiliares de la Historia a la cultura escrita ed. by Francisco M. Gimeno Blay, 1999, Publicacions de la Universitat de València, ISBN 978-84-370-3931-2
  3. ^ Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions ISBN 84-9791-001-X

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