Albarracín
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Albarracín is Spanish
Spain
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 town, in the province
Provinces of Spain
Spain and its autonomous communities are divided into fifty provinces .In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian , sing. província.*Galician , sing. provincia.*Basque |Galicia]] — are not also the capitals of provinces...

 of Teruel
Teruel (province)
Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia , Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza....

, part of the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...

 of 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...

. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1075 inhabitants. Albarracín is the capital of the mountainous Sierra de Albarracín Comarca
Sierra de Albarracín Comarca
Sierra de Albarracín Comarca is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the Iberian System, in an area formerly known locally as Tierra de Albarracín, roughly corresponding to the ancient Señorío de Albarracín feudal manor...



Albarracín is a picturesque town surrounded by stony hills and the town was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1961.

The Sierra de Albarracín
Sierra de Albarracín
Sierra de Albarracín is a long mountain range in the southwestern end of the Iberian System. Its highest point is the 1,856 m high summit known as Sierra Alta....

 mountain range rises to the south and west of the town.

Demographic growth

Albarracín demographic trend
1857 1887 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2006
Population 1,883 1,953 1,897 1,689 1,688 1,576 1,582 1,467 1,376 1,187 1,068 1,164 1,050 1,076

See also

  • Taifa of Albarracin
    Taifa of Albarracín
    The Taifa of Albarracín was a medieval taifa kingdom that existed from 1012 to 1104.-List of Emirs:*Hudayl Djalaf 'Izz ad-Dawla: 1012-1045*Abu Marwan 'Abd al-Malik: 1045-1103*Yahya Husam ad-Dawla: 1103-1104-See also:* List of Sunni Muslim dynasties...

  • Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín
    Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín
    The Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragón...

    .
  • Diocese of Albarracín
    Diocese of Albarracín
    The Diocese of Albarracín existed in 1577-1852, and was located in north-eastern Spain, in the present province of Teruel, part of the present autonomous community of Aragón.-Diocese of Segorbe :...

    (1577–1852).

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