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Berdejo
Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°34′N1°57′W / 41.567°N 1.950°W / 41.567; -1.950
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Zaragoza
Area
  Total19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total47
  Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Berdejo is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 66 inhabitants.

Geography

In ancient times, Berdejo was known by the names of Berdeio or Vergegium, [2] which has led to the mistake of the birthplace of San Millán with Berceo. The municipality is crossed by the Manubles, a tributary of the Jalón River. From his church was San Millán priest about the year 560, when Torrelapaja was a district of Berdejo. Today the Church of San Millán is framed in the Arciprestazgo del Alto Jalón of the diocese of Tarazona. It is connected through the A-1502 road.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Bienes culturales - www.patrimonioculturaldearagon.es". www.patrimonioculturaldearagon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-25.