Zaragoza
![]() :For alternative meanings, see Zaragoza (disambiguation). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Zaragoza (frequently Saragossa in English; Latin Caesaraugusta) is the capital city of the autonomous region and former kingdom of Arag?n in Spain, and is located on the river Ebro, and its tributaries the Huerva and G?llego, near the centre of the region, in a great valley with a variety of landscapes, ranging from desert (los Monegros) to thick forest, meadows and mountains. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ According to data from Zaragoza council from 1 January 2004, the population of the city of Zaragoza was 641,581. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2003 at 656,922 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. The municipality is home to more than 50% of the Aragon population. The city is 199 metres above sea level, and constitutes a crossroads between Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao, all about 300 kilometres (200 miles) from Zaragoza. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Zaragoza is linked by legends to the beginnings of Christianity in Spain. According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared miraculously to Saint James the Great in the 1st century, standing on a pillar. This legend is commemorated by a famous Catholic basilica called Nuestra Se?ora del Pilar ("Our Lady of the Pillar"). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The event is celebrated on October 12th which is a major fiesta in Zaragoza. Since it coincided in 1492 with the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, that day is also celebrated as El D?a de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day, literally Hispanic Day) by Spanish-speaking people worldwide. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Near the basilica on the banks of the Ebro are located the city hall, the Lonja (old currency exchange), the cathedral or Seo de San Salvador, and the ruins of the Roman city wall. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Near this area is a tapas zone called El Tubo and a nightclub district called El Casco. Other nightclub districts are La Zona and El Royo. There is a clean and popular gay bath house called Nordic nearby. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Some distance from the center of the old city is an expansive Moorish castle/palace called the Aljafer?a, one of the northernmost important Moorish buildings in Spain and the setting selected by Verdi for his famous opera Il Trovatore (The Troubadour.) The Aragonese parliament currently sits in the building. The palace was the setting of Verdi's famous opera Il Trovatore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Zaragoza is linked by Renfe's AVE high speed train service to Madrid and to L?rida in Catalonia. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Entre los lugares de inter?s para el visitante destacan: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Las zonas de marcha, son fundamentalmente Rollo (m?sica comercial y de adolescentes), El Casco (para gente joven, universitaria), La Zona y la Jota. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Otros ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
English: English in common usage may refer to:... Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ... Capital: :This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation)... Zaragoza related Images and Photos (experimental)
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