Fraga facts for kids

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Municipality
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragón
Province	Huesca
Comarca	Bajo Cinca
Judicial district	Fraga
Area
• Total	437.64 km2 (168.97 sq mi)
Elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	14,979
• Density	34.2268/km2 (88.647/sq mi)
Demonyms	Fragatino, -na Fraguense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22520

Fraga (Spanish: [ˈfɾaɣa]; Catalan: [ˈfɾaɣɛ]) is the major town of the comarca of Bajo Cinca (Catalan: Baix Cinca) in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. It is located by the river Cinca. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 14,926 inhabitants.

King Alfonso I of Aragon died at its walls in 1134 while trying to conquer it during the Battle of Fraga. It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1149.

The local language, called Fragatí, is western Catalan.

Historically, there was a Jewish community in Fraga. Jews in Fraga enjoyed civil rights, which was not always the case in other historical Spanish Jewish communities. They were given autonomy, including the right to defend themselves against attacks and the right to elect their representatives. The community ceased to exist due to the expulsion of the Jews in 1492.

History

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  Plan of western view of Fraga circa 1779 by Bernardo Espinalt y García

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Sights

Spanish Civil War

The town was controlled by anarcho-syndicalists associated with CNT during the Spanish Revolution of 1936. They carried out collective farming, price controls, wartime rationing, interest-free banking, sanitation programs, public works, tree planting and the establishment of a nursing home. The town hospital was enlarged from 20 beds to 100, and running water was provided to the hospital for the first time to combat Typhus.

Demography

Population evolution along the years

Notable People

• Astruc Remoch, prominent converso and critic of Judaism
• Ceferino Giménez Malla, Spanish Romani activist
• Lourdes Casanova, notable academic

See also

In Spanish: Fraga (Huesca) para niños