Zaragoza ( Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa] ), also called Saragossa in English , is a province of northern Spain , in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon . Its capital is the city of Zaragoza , which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in the province include La Almunia de Doña Godina , Borja , Calatayud , Caspe , Ejea de los Caballeros , Tarazona , and Utebo .
5-647: Tiermas is an uninhabited settlement in the province of Zaragoza , in Aragon ( Spain ), belonging to the municipality of Sigüés in the comarca de Jacetania . It is on the banks of the Aragón river next to the Yesa Reservoir that partly floods it. Of what was the old village, only the upper part of it remains, since the lower part has disappeared under the waters, as has most of its municipal district, along with those of Escó and Ruesta . The construction of
10-503: A grant given by the Diputación de Zaragoza , and that today receives large subsidies for its maintenance while the village is in absolute abandonment. When the water level allows it, usually from September onwards, the ruins of the ancient Roman baths emerge from the bottom and again people can access the spring of sulfurous waters. In this season the old tradition of bathing in its waters which has been practiced since immemorial times
15-503: Is revived and there are many people who come to this spot to do so. Province of Zaragoza Its area is 17,274 km² , which makes it the fourth-largest Spanish province by land area. Its population was 954,811 in 2018, accounting for slightly over 72% of the entire population of Aragon ; nearly 75% of those lived in the capital. Its population density was 51/km². It contains 292 municipalities, of which more than half are villages with fewer than 300 people. The main language throughout
20-441: The province is Spanish (with official status), although Catalan is spoken in the easternmost part ( Bajo Aragón-Caspe comarca and Mequinenza municipality). The province of Zaragoza is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre , and Huesca . The southern and western side of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area and includes its highest point,
25-431: The reservoir led to the expropriation by the regime of the entire village, including orchards and farmlands, except for two neighbors who remained in the village until the day of his death. Currently, its former neighbors and descendants are working for the reversion and reconstruction of the village, still hoping that one day justice will give them the reason, since it was the mayor of Sigües who bought Tiermas in 1982 with
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