Campo de Belchite | |
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| Coordinates: 40°50′N0°48′W / 40.833°N 0.800°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,043.8 km2 (403.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,282 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Belchite |
Campo de Belchite is a comarca in Aragon, Spain. It is located in Zaragoza Province, in the transitional area between the Iberian System and the Ebro Valley. The administrative capital is Belchite, the largest town in the comarca.
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Some municipal terms of Campo de Belchite are part of the historical region of Lower Aragon.
This comarca was the scene of violent battles during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) between fascist troops supporting general Franco and the loyalist Spanish Republican armies.
