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Biescas
Place in Aragon, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Biescas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjeskas]) is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The name seems to provide from the term bizka,[2][3] which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.
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Biescas | |
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![]() Town of Biescas. | |
Coordinates: 42°37′42″N 0°19′16″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Huesca |
Comarca | Alto Gállego |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luís Estaún García |
Area | |
• Total | 18,909 km2 (7,301 sq mi) |
Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,479 |
• Density | 0.078/km2 (0.20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
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The town of Biescas is located at 875 meters altitude on the banks of the Gállego river. The municipality extends along a small plain and includes the canyon to access to the Tena Valley. At 72 km north of the main city Huesca, Biescas is a communication hub between the regions of Jacetania and Sobrarbe. The town is strategically located to crossing the Gállego river, as a link between the valleys of Tena and Ara.