Calaceite
Calaceite/Calaceit | |
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Coordinates: 41°1′N 0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°ECoordinates: 41°1′N 0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Teruel |
Municipality | Calaceite/Calaceit |
Area | |
• Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,011 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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).
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 2,641 | — |
1920 | 3,027 | +14.6% |
1940 | 1,930 | −36.2% |
1960 | 1,742 | −9.7% |
1981 | 1,432 | −17.8% |
2000 | 1,193 | −16.7% |
2006 | 1,143 | −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]
Gallery[]
Town Hall of Calaceite
Sant Antoni Ilercavones Iberian village
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ 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
- ^ Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions ISBN 84-9791-001-X
External links[]
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- Municipalities in the Province of Teruel
- Matarraña/Matarranya
- Province of Teruel geography stubs