Biescas | |
|---|---|
 Town of Biescas. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Biescas Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′42″N 0°19′16″W / 42.62833°N 0.32111°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | Alto Gállego |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luís Estaún García |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,909 km2 (7,301 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,479 |
| • Density | 0.078/km2 (0.20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Biescas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjeskas]) is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The name seems to provide from the term bizka,[2][3] which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.
The town of Biescas is located at 875 meters altitude on the banks of the Gállego river. The municipality extends along a small plain and includes the canyon to access to the Tena Valley. At 72 km north of the main city Huesca, Biescas is a communication hub between the regions of Jacetania and Sobrarbe. The town is strategically located to crossing the Gállego river, as a link between the valleys of Tena and Ara.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Aproximación a la historia de Biescas Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Ara, Belmonte; Establés, Estaún; Guirao, Mur; Navarro, Palacio; Satué, Tarazona (2010). 'Un paseo con Maxi por la tierra de Biescas' (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Biescas.