Maluenda is a municipality in the
province of Zaragoza
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Aragon
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, Spain. According to the 2004
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), the municipality has a population of 1,020 inhabitants.
Architectural Heritage
Maluenda is representative of the Moorish style in Spain, particularly that of the
Jiloca valley. Exhibits of this are the castle and the defensive tower, together with the local churches of
Mudéjar
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tradition.
Politics
In the 2007 municipal election,
PP got 325 votes (50.08%, 5 seats in the municipal council),
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
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got 162 votes (24.96%, 2 seats) and the
Aragonese Party
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got 150 votes (23.11% and 2 seats).
Resultados provisionales – Municipales – Zaragoza – Maluenda
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Gallery
File:Maluenda - Iglesia de Santa Maria - Puerta - Mascaron 02.jpg, Mask, Santa Maria Church, Maluenda.
File:Maluenda - Iglesia de Santa Maria - Alfarje - Detalle 01.jpg, Santa Maria Church, Maluenda; note the Arabic writing.
File:Maluenda - Iglesia de Santa Maria - Portada - Santa Maria.jpg, Santa Maria Church, statue of Saint Mary.
Maluenda, Zaragoza, España, 2014-01-08, DD 01.JPG, Castle.
See also
* Ribera del Jiloca
References
Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza
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