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Huesca (
Spanish:
Huesca,
Aragonese:
Uesca) is a
province of northeastern
Spain, in northern
Aragon. Positioned in the middle of the
Pyrenees, Huesca borders
France and the French
Departments of
Pyrénées-Atlantiques and
Hautes-Pyrénées. Within Spain, Huesca's neighboring provinces are
Navarre,
Zaragoza and
Lleida.
Huesca derives its name from the
roman name of
Osca, given to the
Iberian tribes, or
Oscians of the
Vescetania region. The term "Osca" may also be the
etymological root of the word "Eus-kara", or
Vasconi, who were
Basque tribes that ran the northern mountain territories of
Vasconia.
Geography
The modern day province comprises 10 counties and 202 municipalities.
See also list of municipalities in Huesca.
Covering a primarily mountainous area of
15,636 km², the province of Huesca has a total population of 218,023, (in 2006), with almost a quarter of its people living in the capital city of
Huesca, which goes by the same name. The low population density, 13.94/km², has meant that Huesca's lush valleys, rivers, and lofty mountain ranges have remained relatively pristine and unspoiled by progress.
Home to majestic scenery, the tallest mountain in the
Pyrenees, the
Aneto; eternal glaciers, such as at Monte Perdido; and the
National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido, rich in flora and protected fauna. Popular with
mountaineers,
spelunkers,
paragliders, and
white water rafters it's also a popular snow
skiing destination with notable resorts in
Candanchú,
Formigal,
Astún,
Panticosa and
Cerler.
History
The romans colonized the province of Huesca, which formed the northern part of
Hispania Tarraconensis, and continued to live there well into the 5th century until the arrival of the
visigoths. As a challenging mountainous frontier region, it was difficult to dominate. The northern counties had at one time belonged to the
Kingdom of Navarre but split off and managed to stem early
moorish invasions in the middle ages by forming alliances between themselves and with the
Franks, to become frankish
feudal marches. The imperative of
sovereignty, or independence, for the northern border counts, gave rise to the legendary
Kingdom of Aragon, which was the precursor to the Empire or
Crown of Aragon, and ultimately the
Kingdom of Spain.
Language
Spanish is the primary language in the province, however the majority of local
fabla or
Aragonese language speakers are from the northern
counties, such as the (
Aragon river valley in
Jacetania, the counties of
Alto Gallego,
Sobrarbe, and
Ribagorza) where hitherto landlocked and isolated villages have helped the language to thrive into the 21st century.
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