Ateca

Ateca, Spain
Ateca, Spain
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	Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°20′N1°47′W / 41.333°N 1.783°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Zaragoza
Municipality	Ateca
Area
• Total	84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,793
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.aytoateca.es/

Last updated January 15, 2021

Ateca is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. At the time of the 2015 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1,969.

Location

Ateca is found in the central Iberian System, southwest of the province at the confluence of the Jalón and Manubles rivers. It is located to 100 km of Zaragoza, 220 to Madrid and 15 to the southwest of Calatayud.

Its concrete location - at 647 masl - is the left bank of the Jalon River, just inside the confluence with the Manubles.

In addition to these two rivers, the Monegrillo waters its municipal term.

Climate

Its average temperature throughout the year is 13.5 °C and has an annual rainfall of 380 mm.

Place names

During the Muslim rule of the peninsula the conquerors renamed it with the name from the Arabic عتيقة `Atīqa, which means "ancient". which can give idea of the remote at the time of this settlement

Demography

Since 1860, when Ateca had a population of 3786 inhabitants, the population of the municipality has been gradually decreasing. Emigration has been accentuated since 1950, leading to an aging population, which, if it was 25 years old on average in 1860, in 1970 it exceeded 36; in this last year, 18% of the population had more than sixty years. However, emigration has slowed in the 21st century. In 2016, Ateca had 1856 inhabitants.

Economy

The commercial and services function is diminished by the proximity of Calatayud, and with the passage of time its area of influence has been losing entity. In the nineteenth century the town counted on stores of cloths, quincalla, canvases and fabrics; in 1842 he was awarded an annual fair. Historically Ateca has always been an important center of pottery, with its peculiar characteristics that distinguished it from the rest of the zone.

At present, the main industrial activity is the manufacture of chocolate. There are two factories: Valor Chocolates, Ancient Chocolates Hueso, and Atienza Chocolates, a smaller family business. The first, founded in 1862, has a national network for the distribution of Huesitos chocolate bars. On July 15, 2013, Mondelēz announced the sale of the factory, along with the Huesito and Tokke brands, to the Spanish company Chocolates Valor, thus avoiding the relocation of the factory planned by the North American company.28 In addition, in the municipality there is a wood industry, a furniture factory (Sémper Furniture) and a new call center of the GSS Group with more than one hundred posts.

Agriculture continues to play an important role in Ateca, since the Vega del Jalon is one of the main fruit-growing areas of the peninsula. We must highlight the production of apples, cherries of excellent quality and almonds, as well as grapes of the different varieties that can be produced in the area according to the regulatory board. The Cooperativa Virgen de la Peana field produces wines within the Denominación de Origen Calatayud (DO), mainly obtained from the variety of Grenache grape of the zone

Services

The locality counts on municipal swimming pool, fronton and San Blas soccer field of artificial grass where its quarrel the C.D. Ateca who plays for Primera Regional Aragón

There are several educational centers; The EEI La Solana, the CEIP Virgen de la Peana and the IES Zaurín, which cover the teaching needs of the municipality of nearby villages.

It also has community health center, community pharmacy, public library, clean point, Guardia Civil police station , multi-purpose pavilion.

Main sights

The town is a place of passage of the Camino del Cid
Castle of Alcocer
Torrecid
Castle of Ateca
Town Hall
Church of Santa María (Ateca)
Church of San Francisco (Ateca)
Clock Tower of Ateca

Gallery

Church of Santa María
Tower of the church
Town Hall
Ateca 2008
view of the town in 2013
Church of San Francisco
SEAT Ateca

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References

↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
↑ "El cierre de la planta de Cadbury en Ateca deja en la calle a 107 trabajadores". Heraldo (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "El cierre de la planta de Cadbury en Ateca deja en la calle a 107 trabajadores". Heraldo (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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