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Aínsa-Sobrarbe
Aínsa-Sobrarbe is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. As of 2010 , the municipality has a population of 2,180 inhabitants.Aínsa is the economic development capital of the Sobrarbe comarca.-Villages:...
municipal term, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
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Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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It is located south of the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, in a geologically
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
interesting setting. Besides the surrounding mountain landscape, the 12th century Iglesia parroquial de Santa María church and the 11th century castle are the main sights of the town.
It is believed that there is a connection between the Ainsa and the Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.-Early life:...
family surnames.