Morrano
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Morrano Location of Morrano | |
Coordinates: 42°11′53″N 0°6′23″W / 42.19806°N 0.10639°WCoordinates: 42°11′53″N 0°6′23″W / 42.19806°N 0.10639°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Aragon |
Province | Huesca |
Comarcas of Aragon | Somontano de Barbastro |
Municipality | Bierge |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 46 |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 22141 |
Website | City hall of Bierge |
Morrano is a village in the municipality of Bierge, in the northwest comarca of Somontano de Barbastro in province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 46 inhabitants.
Geography[]
Morrano is in pre-Pyrenees, 640 meters high. The Alcandre River and a pine forest border the village. The municipal is also home to the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.
The vegetation mostly consists of olive, the almond, the juniper and holm oak.
History[]
In 1097 Peter, Bishop of Huesca, gave the monastery of S. Ponce de Turners Labatella churches, Morrano, Yaso and Panzano. In 1213 is villa. In 1887 had 78 homes.
Monuments[]
- Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, has romanesque art origin but with several reforms in the 17th and 18th century.
- City hall (year 1733)
- Future museum dedicated to birds.[1]
- Hermitage of San Martín
- The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera", is a geological formation.
Demographics[]
Year | 1877 | 1900 | 1950 | 1981 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |
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Population | 416 | 358 | 228 | 96 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
Sport[]
[2] Around the village can practice canyoning and hiking.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Morrano have a museum dedicated to the photographic work of naturalist David Gomez Samitier (in Spanish)
- ^ Trails in the official web of the government of Aragon [permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Morrano's Description Literary Articles AltoAragón
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morrano. |
Categories:
- Localities of Spain
- Geography of the Province of Huesca