Albarracín

For the surname, see Albarracín (surname).

Albarracín
Municipality
Albarracín, in a meander of the Guadalaviar River, viewed from Torre del Andador. Albarracín, in a meander of the Guadalaviar River, viewed from Torre del Andador.
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Albarracín Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragón
Province	Teruel
Comarca	Sierra de Albarracín
Judicial district	Teruel
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Martí Soriano (2007) (PAR)
Area
• Total	452.72 km2 (174.80 sq mi)
Elevation	1,182 m (3,878 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,110
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Albarracinense, -a Albarriciense, -a Lobetano, -a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	44100
Dialing code	978
Website	Official website

Albarracín is a Spanish town, in the province of Teruel, part of the autonomous community of Aragon. According to the 2007 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1075 inhabitants. Albarracín is the capital of the mountainous Sierra de Albarracín Comarca

Albarracín is a picturesque town surrounded by stony hills and the town was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1961.

History

The town is named for the Moorish Al Banū Razín family that once had been dominant in the area during the period of Muslim domination in the Iberian Peninsula.

From 1167 to 1300, Albarracín was an independent lordship known as the Sinyoría d'Albarrazín which was established after the partition of the Taifa of Albarracín under the control of Pedro Ruiz de Azagra. It was eventually conquered by Peter III of Aragon in 1284, and the ruling family, the House of Azagra was deposed. The last person to actually hold the title of Señor de Albarracín was Juan Núñez I de Lara, although his son, Juan Núñez II de Lara continued on as the pretender to the title until 1300 when the city and its lands were officially incorporated into the Kingdom of Aragon.

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Albarracín, tower of the Albarracín Cathedral and Northern walls (with Torre del Andador on top)

Geography

The town is located in a meander of the Guadalaviar River. The Sierra de Albarracín mountain range rises to the South and West of the town.

Demographic growth

Albarracín demographic trend
	1857	1887	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006
Population	1,883	1,953	1,897	1,689	1,688	1,576	1,582	1,467	1,376	1,187	1,068	1,164	1,050	1,076

See also

• Taifa of Albarracin
• Sinyoría d'Albarrazín
• Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín.
• Diocese of Albarracín (1577–1852).

Gallery

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 034.JPG

  City walls.

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 069.JPG

  Typical narrow street in the village.

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 071.JPG

  Cathedral.

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 083.JPG

  Square in Albarracín.

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 094.JPG

  Convento of Discalced Carmelites.

• Albarracín, Teruel, España, 2014-01-10, DD 157-159 HDR.JPG

  Pinares de Rodeno Forest near Albarracín.

External links

• Albarracín on Diputación de Teruel (in Spanish)
• Turismo Albarracin (in Spanish)