Albarracín

Albarracín
Municipality
Albarracín, in a meander of the Guadalaviar River, viewed from Torre del Andador.
Flag Coat of arms
Albarracín Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°24′30″N 1°26′22″W / 40.40833°N 1.43944°W / 40.40833; -1.43944Coordinates: 40°24′30″N 1°26′22″W / 40.40833°N 1.43944°W / 40.40833; -1.43944
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragón
Province	Teruel
Comarca	Sierra de Albarracín
Judicial district	Teruel
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Martí Soriano (2007) (PAR)
Area
• Total	452.72 km2 (174.80 sq mi)
Elevation	1,182 m (3,878 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,110
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Albarracinense, -a Albarriciense, -a Lobetano, -a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	44100
Dialing code	978
Website	Official website

Albarracín is a Spanish town, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1075 inhabitants. Albarracín is the capital of the mountainous Sierra de Albarracín Comarca^[1]

Albarracín is a picturesque town surrounded by stony hills and the town was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1961.^[2]

History

The town is named for the Moorish Al Banū Razín family that once had been dominant in the area during the period of Muslim domination in the Iberian Peninsula.

From 1167 to 1300, Albarracín was an independent lordship known as the Sinyoría d'Albarrazín which was established after the partition of the Taifa of Albarracín under the control of Pedro Ruiz de Azagra. It was eventually conquered by Peter III of Aragon in 1284, and the ruling family, the House of Azagra was deposed. The last person to actually hold the title of Señor de Albarracín was Juan Núñez I de Lara, although his son, Juan Núñez II de Lara continued on as the pretender to the title until 1300 when the city and its lands were officially incorporated into the Kingdom of Aragon.

Albarracín, tower of the Albarracín Cathedral and Northern walls (with Torre del Andador on top)

Geography

The town is located in a meander of the Guadalaviar River. The Sierra de Albarracín mountain range rises to the South and West of the town.

Demographic growth

See also

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• Taifa of Albarracin
• Sinyoría d'Albarrazín
• Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín.
• Diocese of Albarracín (1577–1852).

Gallery

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  City walls.

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  Typical narrow street in the village.

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  Cathedral.

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  Square in Albarracín.

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  Convento of Discalced Carmelites.

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  Pinares de Rodeno Forest near Albarracín.

References

External links

• Albarracín on Diputación de Teruel (in Spanish)
• Turismo Albarracin (in Spanish)

Municipalities in the province of Teruel Ababuj Abejuela Aguatón Aguaviva Aguilar del Alfambra Alacón Alba Albalate del Arzobispo Albarracín Albentosa Alcaine Alcalá de la Selva Alcañiz Alcorisa Alfambra Aliaga Allepuz Alloza Allueva Almohaja Alobras Alpeñés Anadón Andorra Arcos de las Salinas Arens de Lledó Argente Ariño Azaila Bádenas Báguena Bañón Barrachina Bea Beceite Bello Belmonte de San José Berge Bezas Blancas Blesa Bordón Bronchales Bueña Burbáguena Cabra de Mora Calaceite Calamocha Calanda Calomarde Camañas Camarena de la Sierra Camarillas Caminreal Cantavieja Cascante del Río Castejón de Tornos Castel de Cabra Castellote Castelnou Castelserás Cañada Vellida Cañada de Benatanduz Cañizar del Olivar Cedrillas Celadas Cella Corbalán Cortes de Aragón Cosa Cretas Crivillén Cubla Cucalón Cuevas Labradas Cuevas de Almudén Ejulve El Castellar El Cuervo El Pobo El Vallecillo Escorihuela Escucha Estercuel Ferreruela de Huerva Fonfría Formiche Alto Fortanete Foz-Calanda Frías de Albarracín Fuenferrada Fuentes Calientes Fuentes Claras Fuentes de Rubielos Fuentespalda Fórnoles Galve Gargallo Gea de Albarracín Griegos Guadalaviar Gúdar Hinojosa de Jarque Huesa del Común Híjar Jabaloyas Jarque de la Val Jatiel Jorcas Josa La Cañada de Verich La Cerollera La Codoñera La Cuba La Fresneda La Ginebrosa La Hoz de la Vieja La Iglesuela del Cid La Mata de los Olmos La Portellada La Puebla de Híjar La Puebla de Valverde La Zoma Lagueruela Lanzuela Las Parras de Castellote Libros Lidón Linares de Mora Lledó Los Olmos Loscos Maicas Manzanera Martín del Río Mas de las Matas Mazaleón Mezquita de Jarque Mirambel Miravete de la Sierra Molinos Monforte de Moyuela Monreal del Campo Monroyo Montalbán Monteagudo del Castillo Monterde de Albarracín Mora de Rubielos Moscardón Mosqueruela Muniesa Noguera de Albarracín Nogueras Nogueruelas Obón Odón Ojos Negros Olba Oliete Orihuela del Tremedal Orrios Palomar de Arroyos Pancrudo Peracense Peralejos Perales del Alfambra Peñarroya de Tastavins Pitarque Plou Pozondón Pozuel del Campo Puertomingalvo Rillo Riodeva Royuela Rubiales Rubielos de Mora Rubielos de la Cérida Ráfales Ródenas Salcedillo Saldón Samper de Calanda San Agustín San Martín del Río Santa Cruz de Nogueras Santa Eulalia Sarrión Segura de los Baños Seno Singra Terriente Teruel Toril y Masegoso Tormón Tornos Torralba de los Sisones Torre de Arcas Torre de las Arcas Torre del Compte Torre los Negros Torrecilla de Alcañiz Torrecilla del Rebollar Torrelacárcel Torremocha de Jiloca Torres de Albarracín Torrevelilla Torrijas Torrijo del Campo Tramacastiel Tramacastilla Tronchón Urrea de Gaén Utrillas Valacloche Valbona Valdealgorfa Valdecuenca Valdelinares Valdeltormo Valderrobres Valjunquera Veguillas de la Sierra Villafranca del Campo Villahermosa del Campo Villanueva del Rebollar de la Sierra Villar del Cobo Villar del Salz Villarluengo Villarquemado Villarroya de los Pinares Villastar Villel Vinaceite Visiedo Vivel del Río Martín