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Aínsa
L'Aínsa
Plaza Mayor, Ainsa, Spain.jpg
Country Spain
Autonomous region Aragon
Province Huesca
Comarca Sobrarbe
Municipality Aínsa-Sobrarbe
Time zone CET
 • Summer (DST) CEST
Ainsa town channels geologists
Geoscientists study the cliffs north of Ainsa.

Aínsa (Aragonese: L'Aínsa) is the main town in the Aínsa-Sobrarbe municipal term, Aragon, Spain.

It is located south of the Pyrenees, in a geologically interesting setting at the north of Huesca. Besides the surrounding mountain landscape, the 12th-century Iglesia parroquial de Santa María church and the 11th-century castle are the main sights of the town.

House in Santo Domingo Square, Ainsa, Spain
House in Santo Domingo Square

It is believed that there is a connection between the Ainsa and the Anza family surnames.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aínsa para niños

  • Kingdom of Sobrarbe
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