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Data of the Town |
Arandiga |
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Town |
Arandiga |
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Municipality |
Arandiga / Region: Calatayud |
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Province |
Saragossa |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
430 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Major square, 10 |
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ZIP code |
50266 |
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Phone |
976605451 |
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Fax |
976605451 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Arandiga |
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Web of Interest |
Arandiga information holidays surroundings |
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E-mail municipality |
arandiga@dpz.es |
Close to the mouth of the Aranda it is Arándiga, up to where one gains access from the N-II for Morata of Landmark, or from Calatayud or Saviñán for the nice and dangerous one vehicular that continues the course of the Landmark.
He uses like weapon a divided and cut away shield: first, of gold, four sticks of gules (Aragon); second, of gules, lens renversada of silver; third, of silver. It is stamped by closed sunflower.
The Arándiga town was granted by Alfonso II to Pedro de Huesca in 1188, continuing in dominion situation in the centuries following, although it received some privileges on the part of It crowns in the person of Pedro IV.
Later it belonged to the counts of Morata. In his weapon his link is reflected so much to the Sunflower of Aragon ("bars" of Aragon) as to the stated dominion.
His action is known in favor of the stately desvinculación in 1820, as well as his dissents for his feudal residualismo in 1874.
The Town turns out to be extraordinarily picturesque. The silhouette of his ruinous castle stands out on a rocky comb with the hamlet descending for the skirts to form quarters that to the traveler him different Towns take a fancy. The living color of the mud of the walls, the streets and the ways compose a magnificent picture
Castle of Arándiga:
Construído in the XIVth century, in tapial and plant masonry rectangular accommodated to the steep area, preserves three turrets rectangular and departs from the linen of the wall.
In the precincts we meet the chapels of San Cosme and San Damián, to which one comes in pilgrimage on the second Monday of May; and that of the Purest Concepcion.
Holidays: On the second Sunday of May, the pilgrimage is realized on horseback to the chapel of San Cosme and San Damián in the mount "The Bolage". Them holiday management they are celebrated from September 26 until September 28 in honor of San Cosme and San Damián. On December 8 the holiday takes place of the Purest. (ftes and text to see links)