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Sobrarbeis one of thecomarcas of Aragon,Spain.It is located in the northern part of the province ofHuesca,part of the autonomous community ofAragoninSpain.Many of its people speak theAragonese languagelocally known asfabla.
Sobrarbe | |
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 Bassa de la Mora or Ibon de Plan nearCotiella. | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Capital | Aínsa,Boltaña |
| Municipalities | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 2,202.70 km2(850.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,293 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2(8.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Sobrarbe is a mountainous region with some of the highest altitudes in thePyrenees mountain range,[1][2]extending from the heights of the Axial Pyrenees in the north and in the border with France, to the external Pyrenean mountain ranges in the south which separate it from theAragonese mountains.
The administrative capital isBoltañaand the economic development capital isAínsa.
History
editSobrarbe was one of the Christian principalities of theMarca Hispanica,with obscure origins. Legend says there was aKingdom of Sobrarbe,where a cross appeared upon a treeLatin:Supra Arbore.
It became part of theCounty of Aragon,but in the early 9th century was held for five years byAmrus ibn Yusuf,the governor ofZaragoza,being retaken after his death. Sobrarbe was joined to theCounty of Ribagorzain the early 10th century through the marriage of Bernard I of Ribagorza to Toda Galíndez of Aragon, daughter ofGalindo Aznárez II.However, in the late 10th and early 11th century, a series of incursions from the south left it disorganized and depopulated, and for a time it again fell under Muslim control. This was reversed bySancho the Great of Pamplona,who reconquered the region in 1015, similarly extending his power into Ribagorza over the subsequent years. Whatever hereditary claim might have existed was subsequently brought to Sancho through his wifeMuniadona of Castile,heiress to the Ribagorza counts.
Sancho divided the territories he had united, and his third son,Gonzalo,was given the counties of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza. After the death of Gonzalo in 1038, his illegitimate half-brotherRamiro I of Aragonbrought Sobrarbe and Ribagorza into his hands, creating the nucleus of theKingdom of Aragon.
Sobrarbe Geopark
editThe entire territory of Sobrarbe is "SobrarbeGeopark"which is a member of theEuropean Geoparks Network(2004-) andGlobal Geoparks Network(2006-) on account of its outstanding geological heritage, educational programs and projects, and promotion ofgeotourism.[3]
Municipalities
editAbizanda,Aínsa-Sobrarbe,Bárcabo,Bielsa,Boltaña,Broto,Fanlo,Fiscal,La Fueva,Gistaín,Labuerda,Laspuña,Palo,Plan,Puértolas,El Pueyo de Araguás,San Juan de Plan,Tella-Sin,Torla
See also
editReferences
edit- ^(in Spanish)ANTOR CASTELLARNAU, Ramónet alter.Sobrarbe(num. 21 en a colección Red Natural de Aragón); Ed.Gobierno de Aragón+ Sodemasa +PRAMES.Zaragoza, 2008. ISBN 978-84-8321-821-1
- ^(in Spanish)PALLARUELO CAMPO, Severinoet al.Comarca de Sobrarbe(Num. 23 en a «Colección Territorio»). Gobierno de Aragón; Zaragoza,2007.ISBN 84-7753-630-9
- ^Sobrarbe Geopark (Geoparque de Sobrarbe)