Campo de Belchite

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Campo de Belchite
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Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon
Province Zaragoza
Area
  Total1,043.8 km2 (403.0 sq mi)
Population
  Total5,282
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality Belchite
Ruins of Belchite old village Belchite - Torre del reloj03.JPG
Ruins of Belchite old village

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, with 1,647 inhabitants the largest town of 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 scenario of violent battles during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) between fascist troops supporting general Franco and the loyalist Spanish Republican armies.

Municipal terms

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    Coordinates: 40°50′N0°48′W / 40.833°N 0.800°W / 40.833; -0.800