Biescas Municipality

Biescas is a municipality of northeastern close to the border with , in the midst of the in the province of . The name seems to provide from the term bizka, which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.
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  • Type: Village with 1,230 residents
  • Description: municipality of Spain
  • Also known as: “22059” and “Biescas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Biescas town hall and Monasterio de San Pelay (Gavín).

Town hall
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Church
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is a church.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Biescas Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orós Alto and Gavín.

Hamlet
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is a locality situated in the municipality of Biescas. It is located 835 metres above sea level in Alto Gállego, , , . In 2019, the locality had a population of 20 inhabitants.

Hamlet
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is a Spanish locality situated in the municipality of Biescas. The locality is at 974 Metres in altitude and is located in the . Its name seems to come from the Latin anthroponym Gapius.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, , . According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 77 inhabitants. is situated 6 km east of Biescas Municipality.

Biescas Municipality

Latitude
42.6286° or 42° 37′ 43″ north
Longitude
-0.3216° or 0° 19′ 18″ west
Population
1,230
Elevation
1,105 metres (3,625 feet)
Open location code
8CJXJMHH+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 590750766
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6358305
Wiki­data ID
Q876742
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Biescas Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيسكاس”
  • Aragonese: “Biescas”
  • Armenian: “Բիեսկաս”
  • Basque: “Biescas”
  • Bengali: “বিসকাস”
  • Catalan: “Biescas”
  • Catalan: “Pelaires”
  • Cebuano: “Biescas”
  • Chechen: “Бьескас”
  • Chinese: “Biescas”
  • Chinese: “别斯卡斯”
  • Chinese: “毕斯卡斯”
  • Chinese: “畢斯卡斯”
  • Danish: “Biescas”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Biescas”
  • Dutch: “Biescas”
  • Esperanto: “Biescas”
  • French: “Biescas”
  • Galician: “Biescas”
  • Georgian: “ბიესკასი”
  • German: “Biescas”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Biescas”
  • Hebrew: “ביאסקאס”
  • Hungarian: “Biescas”
  • Interlingua: “Biescas”
  • Interlingue: “Biescas”
  • Irish: “Biescas”
  • Italian: “Biescas”
  • Japanese: “ビエスカス”
  • Korean: “비에스카스”
  • Ladin: “Biescas”
  • Lithuanian: “Bieskasas”
  • Lombard: “Biescas”
  • Malay: “Biescas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Biescas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Biescas”
  • Norwegian: “Biescas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Biescas”
  • Polish: “Biescas”
  • Portuguese: “Biescas”
  • Russian: “Бьескас”
  • Spanish: “Biescas”
  • Swedish: “Biescas”
  • Tatar: “Бьескас”
  • Turkish: “Biescas”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’єскас”
  • Urdu: “بیسکاس”
  • Uzbek: “Biescas”
  • Uzbek: “Byeskas”
  • Uzbek: “Бескас”
  • Uzbek: “Биесcас”
  • Venetian: “Biescas”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Biescas”
  • Yue Chinese: “畢斯卡斯”

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Highlights include Plaza del Ayuntamiento and Información Turística.

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