Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is a convent in Villanueva de Sigena, region of Aragon, Spain. Built between 1183 and 1208, the Romanesque church was founded by Queen Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural property in Villanueva de Sigena, Spain
- Also known as: “Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena” and “Monastery of Santa María de Sigena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa natal de Miguel Servet and Sena town hall.
Casa natal de Miguel Servet
Monument
Casa natal de Miguel Servet is a monument, which is situated 1 km northeast of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.
Sena town hall
Town hall
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sena town hall is situated 2 km west of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sena and Ontiñena.
Sena
Village
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sena is a municipality located in the Monegros comarca province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census, the municipality has a population of 489 inhabitants.
Ontiñena
Village
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ontiñena is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 623 inhabitants. Ontiñena is situated 10 km east of Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena.
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena
- Categories: nunnery, Monument (Spain), building, monastery, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.70958° or 41° 42′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.01929° or 0° 1′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CHXPX5J+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 546566433OpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3572674
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
- Aragonese: “Reyal Monesterio de Santa María de Sixena”
- Aragonese: “Reyal Monesterio de Santa María de Xixena”
- Aragonese: “Santa María de Sixena”
- Basque: “Santa Maria Sixenako monasterioa”
- Belarusian: “Сіхенскі манастыр”
- Catalan: “Monasteri de Sigena”
- Catalan: “Monasteri de Sijena”
- Catalan: “Monasteri de Sixena”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Sixena”
- Catalan: “Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Sixena”
- Catalan: “Reial Monestir de Sixena”
- Catalan: “Santa Maria de Sixena”
- Catalan: “Sixena”
- Czech: “Klášter Sigena”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de Sigena”
- French: “monastère Sainte-Marie de Sigena”
- French: “Monastère Sainte-Marie de Sigena”
- Greek: “μονή της Αγίας Μαρίας της Σιχένα”
- Hebrew: “מנזר סנטה מריה דה סיגנה”
- Italian: “Monastero Reale di Santa Maria de Sigena”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Real de Santa Maria de Sigena”
- Romanian: “Mănăstirea Santa María de Sigena”
- Russian: “Монастырь Санта-Мария-де-Сихена”
- Russian: “Сихенский монастырь”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Sigena”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Nuestra Señora de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena (Villanueva de Sigena, Huesca, España)”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María Reina”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Sijena”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa María de Sijena”
- Spanish: “Real Monasterio de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Real monasterio de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Real monasterio de Sijena”
- Spanish: “Santa Maria de Sigena”
- Spanish: “Santa Maria de Sijena”
- Spanish: “Sigena”
- Spanish: “Sijena”
- Spanish: “Sixena”
- Ukrainian: “Королівський монастир Санта-Марія-де-Сігена”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ayuntamiento de Villanueva de Sigena and Plaza de España.
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