Barracas

Barracas is a Spanish town located in Castellón. In 2004 a truck carrying 25 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded half an hour after a traffic accident on March 9, 2004, killing two people and injuring five others.
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  • Type: Village with 184 residents
  • Description: municipality of Spain
  • Also known as: “12020”, “Barracas, Spain”, “Barrakas”, “Барраcас”, and “Барракес”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ermita de la Virgen de Gracia.

Chapel
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is a chapel, which is situated 4 km east of Barracas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pina de Montalgrao and San Agustín.

Village
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, or simply Pina, is a municipality… is situated 3½ km east of Barracas.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, , Spain. is situated 5 km north of Barracas.

Village
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is a municipality in the comarca of Alto Palancia, Castellón, , . is situated 6 km southwest of Barracas.

Barracas

Latitude
40.0162° or 40° 0′ 58″ north
Longitude
-0.6976° or 0° 41′ 51″ west
Population
184
Elevation
980 metres (3,215 feet)
Open location code
8CGX2882+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 324296990
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6356978
Wiki­data ID
Q1995232
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Barracas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باراكاس، كاستيلون”
  • Arabic: “باراكاس”
  • Aragonese: “Barracas”
  • Basque: “Barracas”
  • Catalan: “Barraques”
  • Cebuano: “Barracas”
  • Chechen: “Барракас”
  • Chinese: “巴拉卡斯”
  • Dutch: “Barracas”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باراكاس”
  • Esperanto: “Barracas”
  • French: “Barracas”
  • Galician: “Barracas”
  • Georgian: “ბარაკასი”
  • German: “Barracas”
  • Hungarian: “Barracas”
  • Interlingua: “Barraques”
  • Irish: “Barracas”
  • Italian: “Barracas”
  • Ladin: “Barracas”
  • Lombard: “Barracas”
  • Malay: “Barracas, Castellón”
  • Malay: “Barracas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Barracas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Barracas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Barracas”
  • Pampanga: “Barracas”
  • Polish: “Barracas”
  • Portuguese: “Barracas”
  • Russian: “Барракас”
  • Spanish: “Barracas”
  • Swedish: “Barracas”
  • Tatar: “Барракас”
  • Turkish: “Barracas”
  • Ukrainian: “Барракас”
  • Uzbek: “Barracas”
  • Venetian: “Barracas”
  • Vietnamese: “Barracas”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Barracas, Castellón”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Barracas”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: El Calvario and Llano de la Dehesa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ayuntamiento de Barracas and Iglesia de San Pedro.

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Worth a closer look: Castellón and Villarreal.

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