Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta

Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta is an archaeological site in Los Pintanos Municipality, Saragossa, Aragon. Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta is situated nearby to Ruesta Castle, as well as near Yesa Reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruesta Castle and Yesa Reservoir.

Ruesta Castle

Castle

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The Ruesta castle is a building from the 11th century which was conceived as one of the four defensive enclaves of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the uninhabited village of Ruesta, in the municipality of Sigüés, in the province of Zaragoza. Ruesta Castle is situated 1 km south of Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta.

Yesa Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Jule Berlin, CC BY 2.0.

The Yesa Reservoir is located in the Pyrenees, and is formed with the damming of the Aragon River, in the Navarre town of Yesa, although the largest area of the reservoir is located in the province of Zaragoza, extending from east to west. Yesa Reservoir is situated 2½ km west of Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruesta and Escó.

Ruesta

Hamlet

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Ruesta is a former settlement in the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, today belonging to the municipality of Urriés, in the region of Cinco Villas, judicial district of Ejea de los Caballeros.

Escó

Hamlet

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Escó, or in local Aragonese Esco, is an almost deserted village in the region of Jacetania, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located next to the Yesa Reservoir. Escó is situated 3 km northeast of Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta.

Sigüés

Village

Photo: Jialxv, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sigüés is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 172 inhabitants. Sigüés is situated 7 km northeast of Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta.

Ermita de San Juan Bautista de Ruesta

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Los Pintanos Municipality, Saragossa, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.59754° or 42° 35′ 51″ north

Longitude

-1.07917° or 1° 4′ 45″ west

Elevation

510 metres (1,673 feet)

Open location code

8CJWHWXC+28

GeoNames ID

8051326

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