Sádaba
Located in the Pyrenees foothills in the cereal -growing area of the comarca of Cinco Villas Sádaba is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza in the Autonomous Region of Aragón in Spain. She counted on 1 January 2013 1 506 inhabitants. To Sádaba include the smaller towns Alera and Layana
History
The Christian reconquest of in Roman times populated place took place towards the end of the 11th century; 1099 the name of his master Garcia Garcés has survived. Under King Alfonso I ( Aragón ) a castle was built in 1125. 1215 took King Sancho VII (Navarra ) the place under his protection. Shortly thereafter, the new castle was probably built. 1261 was the final place of Aragon.
Demographics
Demographic data for Sádaba 1900-2001:
Attractions
- The rectangular, siebentürmige castle in the style of the Order of Knights (Castillo de Sádaba ) stands at the highest point of the village.
- The so-called Sinagoga is a Romanesque chapel in reality.
- As Altar de los moros the Roman mausoleum of Atilii is called.
- The single-nave Gothic church of Santa María was consecrated in 1549.
Twinning
Since 2003 Sádaba is connected to the French city of Navarrenx in the Aquitaine region by town twinning.