Castle of Montearagón
The Castle of Montearagón was a fortress-monastery in Quicena, near Huesca, Aragon, Spain, built in the Romanesque style. It is now in ruins. In 1094 Sancho Ramirez reinforced the castle to help with the siege of the Muslim stronghold of Wasqah; here he met his death by a stray arrow as he was reconnoitering the city's walls.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 590 metres (1,930 feet)
- …dates from the 11th century
- Description: castle in Spain
- Also known as“Abbey of Jesús de Nazaret de Montearagón”“monastery of Jesús Nazareno de Montearagón”“Montearagón”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de Jesús Nazareno de Montearagón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quicena and Loporzano.
Loporzano
Loporzano is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain.
Tierz
Tierz is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain. Tierz is situated 2½ km south of Castle of Montearagón.
Castle of Montearagón
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Latitude
42.15348° or 42° 9′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.34476° or 0° 20′ 41″ west
Open location code
8CJX5M34+93
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Western Panjabi—“Castle of Montearagón” goes by many names.
Castiello de Mont AragónAragonese
monasterio de Jesús de Nazaret de MontearagónAragonese
monasterio de Jesús Nazareno de MontearagónAragonese
Monesterio de Mont AragónAragonese
Montearagongo gazteluaBasque
abadia de Jesús Natzarè de MontaragóCatalan
Abadia de Mont AragónCatalan
Abadia de MontaragóCatalan
Castell de MontaragóCatalan
Castell de MontearagónCatalan
Castell-Abadia de MontaragóCatalan
MontaragóCatalan
Castillo de MontearagónCebuano
Castle of MontearagónDutch
Κάστρο του ΜοντεαραγόνGreek
Abbazia di Jesús de Nazaret de MontearagónItalian
monastero di Jesús Nazareno de MontearagónItalian
Monasterium de Iesu Nazareno MontearagónLatin
ਮੋਂਤੀਆਰਾਗੋਨ ਦਾ ਕਿਲਾPanjabi
ਮੋਂਤੀਆਰਾਗੋਨ ਦਾ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾPanjabi
Castillo de MontearagónSwedish
Lâu đài MontearagónVietnamese
مونٹ اراگون دا قلعہWestern Panjabi
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