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Data of the Town |
Castejon De Valdejasa |
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Town |
Catejon of Valdejasa |
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Municipality |
Castejon of Valdejasa / Region: Five Towns |
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Province |
Saragossa |
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Community |
Aragon |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
301 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Old square, 2 |
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ZIP code |
50613 |
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Phone |
976686057 |
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Fax |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Castejon De Valdejasa |
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Web of Interest |
Castejon of Valdejasa portal tourism and photographic |
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E-mail municipality |
casvelde@dpz.es |
Municipality zaragozano belonging to region of Five Towns. It settles to another side of the Mounts of The Castellar.
Between his monuments we find the Mudejar church of Santa Maria the Biggest of the XIVth century. Factory of the XIVth century, in brick. There consists of the only ship covered with vault of simple crucería divided in four stretches for arches fajones pointed. The head is covered with vault of five cloths. Side chapels that are opened for the ship by means of semicircular arches, formed as arcosolios complete the set. To the feet the Choir is included, with vault of crucería simple and testero. Inside it preserves a reredos Renaissance of the XVIth century devoted to the virgin, in addition to several reredoses and sculptures of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries.
The castle dates of the XIIIth century although it was reformed in the XVIth century finds in the state of progressive ruin. His first trustworthy information is of 1243, when Jaime I pawned his Artal of Moon, together with Moon and The Castellar. In 1414 it was a jail of Violante de Luna (abbess of Loarre), woman who took part the Count of Urgel Don Jaime of Aragon, in the succession suits to the Crown of Aragon that. After this episode, Sora continued under López de Gurrea, whose successors are the dukes of Villahermosa who are the owners up to the actuality. In 1547 Count Alonso de Aragón order wing reconstruction of the Castle and the Tower of the Homage, of style Renaissance. At present the access is free and the state of progressive ruin is in .
Rural and cultural tourism
RESTAURANT CARLOS
Direction: Old square, 13 Télefono: 976686053
Remarks: Specialty of the house pickled principally of rabbit and partridge.
Holidays: During the 25th and 26th of July the holidays are celebrated in honor of Santiago and Santa Ann, the pilgrimage being realized on the 26th to the chapel of the Saint. On the first Sunday of the second two weeks of I wither, they give I begin the biggest holidays commemorating to Ours Lady of the Rosary, with a duration of 6 days. (ftes and text to see links)