Northern Spain
Aragon
Teruel

Híjar Municipality

Híjar is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, , Spain. In 2023 the municipality had a population of 1,797 inhabitants. The town is noted for the well-preserved, 15th century , and for the Gothic-Mudejar church of Santa María la Mayor.
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  • Type: Village with 1,720 residents
  • Description: municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain
  • Also known as: “44122”, “Hijar”, and “Híjar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor and Híjar Synagogue.

Church
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is a church.

Place of worship
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The , also known as St. Anthony’s Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in San Antón Square, Híjar, in the province of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urrea de Gaén Municipality and La Puebla de Híjar.

Village
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Urrea de Gaén is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, community of , . According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 568 inhabitants.

Village
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is a town and municipality in the Bajo Martín comarca, Teruel province, Aragón, Spain. It has a population of 1,046, an area of 61 km² and is located near N-232 road. is situated 4½ km north of Híjar Municipality.

Village
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Samper de Calanda is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, , . According to the 2004 census, the municipality had a population of 984 inhabitants. is situated 6 km east of Híjar Municipality.

Híjar Municipality

Latitude
41.1747° or 41° 10′ 29″ north
Longitude
-0.4516° or 0° 27′ 6″ west
Population
1,720
Elevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)
Open location code
8CHX5GFX+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1028140767
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6361533
Wiki­data ID
Q1228427
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Waray—“Híjar Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Hijar”
  • Aragonese: “Híjar”
  • Aragonese: “Híxar”
  • Aragonese: “Ixar”
  • Aragonese: “Íxar”
  • Armenian: “Իխար”
  • Asturian: “Híjar”
  • Basque: “Híjar”
  • Breton: “Híjar”
  • Catalan: “Híjar”
  • Catalan: “Híxar”
  • Cebuano: “Híjar”
  • Chechen: “Ихар”
  • Chinese: “Híjar”
  • Chinese: “伊哈尔”
  • Chinese: “伊哈爾”
  • Dutch: “Hijar”
  • Dutch: “Híjar”
  • Esperanto: “Híjar”
  • Esperanto: “Iĥar”
  • French: “Hijar”
  • French: “Híjar”
  • Galician: “Híjar”
  • Georgian: “იხარი”
  • German: “Híjar”
  • Hebrew: “איחאר”
  • Hungarian: “Híjar”
  • Interlingua: “Híjar”
  • Interlingue: “Híjar”
  • Irish: “Híjar”
  • Italian: “Híjar”
  • Kazakh: “Ïxar”
  • Kazakh: “Ихар”
  • Kazakh: “ىيحار”
  • Ladin: “Híjar”
  • Latin: “Hijar”
  • Latin: “Híjar”
  • Latin: “Hixar”
  • Latin: “Híxar”
  • Latin: “Ixarium”
  • Lombard: “Híjar”
  • Luxembourgish: “Híjar”
  • Malay: “Híjar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Híjar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Híjar”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Híjar”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Íxar”
  • Persian: “هیخار”
  • Polish: “Hijar”
  • Polish: “Híjar”
  • Polish: “Ixar”
  • Polish: “Íxar”
  • Portuguese: “Híjar”
  • Romanian: “Híjar”
  • Russian: “Ихар”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هیخار”
  • Spanish: “Hijar”
  • Spanish: “Híjar”
  • Swedish: “Híjar”
  • Tatar: “Ихар”
  • Turkish: “Híjar”
  • Ukrainian: “Іхар”
  • Uzbek: “Hijar”
  • Uzbek: “Híjar”
  • Uzbek: “Ixar”
  • Uzbek: “Ихар”
  • Uzbek: “Ҳíжар”
  • Venetian: “Híjar”
  • Vietnamese: “Híjar”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Híjar”

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Highlights include Casa de la Abadia and Castillo de Hijar.

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