Híjar
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Híjar is a municipality located in the province of Teruel
, Aragon
, Spain
. , the municipality has a population of 1,900 inhabitants.
The town is noted for the well-preserved, 15th century Synagogue
, and for the Gothic-Mudejar church of Santa María la Mayor.
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....
, 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...
, Spain
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...
. , the municipality has a population of 1,900 inhabitants.
The town is noted for the well-preserved, 15th century Synagogue
Híjar Synagogue
The Híjar Synagogue is a surviving, pre-expulsion synagogue building in the city of Híjar, Aragon.Since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain it has been in use as the Church of San Antón in Híjar. The Jewish community in Híjar is known to have numbered 32 families as late 1481, after a series of...
, and for the Gothic-Mudejar church of Santa María la Mayor.