Biescas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Biescas
Town of Biescas.
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Biescas Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarca	Alto Gállego
Area
• Total	189,09 km2 (7,301 sq mi)
Elevation	875 m (2,871 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,479
• Density	0.078217/km2 (0.20258/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)

Biescas is a town in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is on the river Gallego at and altitude of 875 m in the zone known as Tierra de Biescas. The population is 1240.

It is divided in two main neighbourhoods "San Pedro" and "El Salvador", the last one divided other two neighbourhoods called "Barrio Bajo" and "La Peña" (or "Barrio Alto").

There are two churches in the town, the first one, San Pedro's Church is in the neighbourhood of San Pedro and the second one San Salvador's Church in La Peña.

Municipality of Biescas is divided in four parts

• Tierra de Biescas, which includes the towns of Orós Alto, Orós Bajo, Oliván, Escuer Alto, Escuer Bajo and Biescas.
• Sobremonte, which includes Aso de Sobremonte, Betés de Sobremonte and Yosa de Sobremonte.
• Valley of Tena, where are the towns of Piedrafita de Jaca, Búbal, Polituara and Saqués.
• Valley of Gavín, where Gavín is the only one town.

Additionally Ainielle, Barbenuta, Bergusa, Casbas, Espierre, Susín and Javierre del Obispo are included in Biescas municipality

Images for kids

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  Hermitage of Santa Elena and The Glorious source in Biescas

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  Military fort in Santa Elena, ordered by King Philip II

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  Romanesque apse of San Salvador church in Biescas

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  Window of Torraza dels Acín in Biescas

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  Examples of scarewitches on chimneys in Biescas

See also

In Spanish: Biescas para niños