Ontiñena

Ontiñena is a municipality in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. It is located in the comarca of Bajo Cinca on the right bank of the River Alcanadre and at the foot of the Sierra de Ontiñena.

History

The place was given to the monastery Sigena in 1194 by King Alfonso II of Aragon.

Demographics

Attractions

  • The nave Gothic parish church of Santa María la Mayor with late Romanesque western portal and polygonal apse.
  • The hermitage of San Gregorio ( the hermitage of the Virgen del Pilar was burned during the Spanish Civil War and later canceled ).
  • Retired four archaeological sites from Roman times.
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