Aínsa () is the main town in the
Aínsa-Sobrarbe municipal territory
Municipal territory (in Spanish: ''término municipal''), ''ejido'' or municipal radius is the territory over which the administrative action of a local government (city council or municipality) extends.
Spain
A municipal territory (in Spanis ...
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Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
.
It is located south of the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
, in a
geologically interesting setting at the north of Huesca. Besides the surrounding mountain landscape, the 12th-century Iglesia parroquial de Santa María church and the 11th-century castle are the main sights of the town.
It is believed that there is a connection between the Ainsa and
the Anza family surnames.
Ainsa-Anza family connection
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See also
* Kingdom of Sobrarbe
The Kingdom of Sobrarbe was the legendary predecessor to the Kingdom of Aragon and the modern region of Sobrarbe (from Latin ''super Arbem'', on mount Arbe). According to the late medieval legend, the kingdom, with its capital at Aínsa, was a prod ...
References
External links
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Aínsa Town Hall
Villa de Aínsa
Ainsa city guide
a
HitchHikers Handbook
Aínsa-Sobrarbe
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