Morrano facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Morrano
Morrano Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarcas of Aragon	Somontano de Barbastro
Municipality	Bierge
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	46
Time zone	UTC+1
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	22141
Website	City hall of Bierge

Morrano is a village in the municipality of Bierge, in the northwest comarca of Somontano de Barbastro in province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 46 inhabitants.

Geography

View of the village.

Morrano is in pre-Pyrenees, 640 meters high. The Alcandre River and a pine forest border the village. The municipal is also home to the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.

The vegetation mostly consists of olive, the almond, the juniper and holm oak.

History

In 1097 Peter, Bishop of Huesca, gave the monastery of S. Ponce de Turners Labatella churches, Morrano, Yaso and Panzano. In 1213 is villa. In 1887 had 78 homes.

Monuments

• Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, has romanesque art origin but with several reforms in the 17th and 18th century.
• City hall (year 1733)
• Future museum dedicated to birds.
• Hermitage of San Martín
• The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera", is a geological formation.

Demographics

Sport

The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera.

Around the village can practice canyoning and hiking.

See also

In Spanish: Morrano para niños

• Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park
• Peña Falconera