Peralta de Calasanz

Peralta de Calasanz (Catalan Peralta i Calassanç ), also known under the name of Peralta de la Sal is a municipality of the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. It is located in the north of La Litera around 18 km north-east of the Río Monzón Sosa, a smaller tributary of the Cinca. The Medieval Petra Alta called, resulting from the merger of Peralta de la Sal with Calasanz and Gabasa in 1970, a town in the Catalan Franja de Aragón.

Community structure

Peralta includes the villages

  • Peralta de la Sal
  • Calasanz
  • Cuatrecorz
  • Gabasa

Demographics

Attractions

  • The parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
  • House of José Calasanz with the painting " La última de San José de Calasanz comunión " by Goya.
  • Bronze monument to José Calasanz.
  • The hermitage Mora.
  • Remains of the Magnum Castrum from the Roman period, under Moorish rule Mamacasra, in particular the recently restored tower.
  • Parish Church of San Cipriano in Calasanz (17th century).
  • Medieval Townscape of Calasanz.
  • Hermitage of San Bartolome in Calasanz.
  • As Bien of Interest Cultural classified salt flats.

Personalities

  • José Calasanz, founder of the Order of Piaristen
Comarca List of postal codes in Spain Cinca River (Aragon) Piarists Abiego Adahuesca Albelda Albero Alto Alcampell Alcubierre Almuniente Ayerbe Azanuy-Alins Azara (Huesca) Bailo, Spain Baldellou Ballobar, Huesca Benabarre Berbegal Biescas Bisaurri Bonansa Borau Campo, Aragon Camporrélls Candasnos Canfranc Capella, Aragon Castelflorite Castiello de Jaca Castigaleu Castillazuelo Chalamera Colungo Estada Fago Foradada del Toscar Fraga Graus Huerto Jaca Lascuarre Monesma y Cajigar Novales Puente la Reina de Jaca Robres Santa Cilia Seira, Aragon Sena, Aragon Sesa Sopeira Tamarite de Litera Tardienta Torrente de Cinca Tramaced Valfarta Valle de Hecho Valle de Lierp Velilla de Cinca Beranuy Viacamp y Litera Villanova, Ribagorza
641572
de