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Data of the Town |
Almonacid De La Cuba |
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Town |
Almonacid of The Cuba |
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Municipality |
Almonacid of The Cuba / Region: The Field of Belchite |
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Province |
Saragossa |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
302 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Square of Brown Santayana, 1 |
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ZIP code |
50133 |
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Phone |
976837225 |
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Fax |
976837401 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Almonacid of The Cuba all the information |
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Web of Interest |
Almonacid De La Cuba |
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E-mail municipality |
alcuba@dpz.es |
Almonacid, the "monastery", as the teacher Antonio names it Ubieto.
Placed in the Region of Belchite, in the left margin of the river Living waters, placed on a hillside that gives him a beauty air impressively, major if we contemplate the called Cuba, the Prey, Marsh that cuts the river You Water down Live, according to Galiay he says, in his work on the Roman Domination in Aragon: "it had in the Roman epoch one marsh intercepting the waters of the river, and the grounds in which a leafy garden grew".
One of the most interesting constructions of his city center her we find in the parochial church of Santa Maria. A temple is of a Gothic style built in brick and masonry during the century XVI. He emphasizes the tower, of square plant and stones ashlars in low body, while the Superior, of brick, presents plant octogonal; all this finished off by a beautiful capital pyramidal.
Roman prey: The prey is part of a big complex hidraúlico, his original form is secret under successive reforms. Three slender ones arches already repaired in times of Claudio Nerón, the last one intervention it is of the XVIIIth century accommodating his form for the use fulling mills and mills. Some years later it was used like waterwheel. The aqueduct that goes out of the prey comes up to Pueyo de Belchite and with his prey they were watering up to 7000 hectares.
17 of in August take place the management holidays in honor to San Roque, the dance being interpreted of "pastorada ”. (ftes and text to see links)