Calaceite

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Calaceite
Calaceit
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Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Aragon
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Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Spain
Coordinates: 41°1′N0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°E / 41.017; 0.200
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Teruel
Municipality Calaceite
Area
  Total
81 km2 (31 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
1,011
  Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Calaceite (Spanish: [kalaˈθejte] ) or Calaceit (Catalan: [kalaˈsejt] ) is a municipality located in the Matarraña comarca, in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,145 inhabitants.

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There are many ancient buildings of great architectural value in the town, as well as the ruins of an ancient Iberian village at San Antonio. This town is part of the Catalan-speaking area of Aragon.

Demographics

Calaceite has 1,132 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19002,641    
19203,027+14.6%
19401,930−36.2%
19601,742−9.7%
19811,432−17.8%
20001,193−16.7%
20061,143−4.2%
Source: INE (Spain)

Gastronomy

The flaonets de Calaceit (flaonets, Catalan : little flaons) are small flaons made in Calaceite. They are small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey. [2] The flaonets were one of the traditional pastries fondly remembered by painter Salvador Dalí. [3]

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Lluís Gimeno Betí, De lexicografía valenciana, in De las ciencias auxiliares de la Historia a la cultura escrita ed. by Francisco M. Gimeno Blay, 1999, Publicacions de la Universitat de València, ISBN   978-84-370-3931-2
  3. Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions ISBN   84-9791-001-X