Contamina | |
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  Contamina Contamina in comarca de Calatayud  Contamina Contamina (Spain)  Contamina Contamina (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′N 1°55′W / 41.300°N 1.917°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Comunidad de Calatayud |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 37 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | http://www.ayto-contamina.com/ |
Contamina is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain to the west of the Sierra de Padros, in the upper valley of the river Jalón, a tributary of the Ebro. According to the 2008 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), the municipality has a population of 42 inhabitants. In 1930 the population was 252.[2] The 16th-century parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew and is constructed in the baroque style. It has a notable 16th-century altar depicting the life of Saint Bartholomew in eight panels.[3]
The novel Secuestro y fonda de Cela en Contamina by José de Cora, is set in the pueblo and recounts a fictional history of the kidnapping of 1989 Nobel Prize winner Camilo José Cela by three local inhabitants.[4]
Two kilometres to the east lies the spa town of Alhama de Aragón. The main highway between Zaragoza and Madrid skirts the northern edge of the settlement. This is a rural community with arable and fruit farms. There is a restaurant and a casa rural (self catering accommodation).[5][6]
A few kilometres to the south-east lies the Tranquera reservoir and the ancient Monasterio de Piedra with its famous water gardens.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "National Statistics institute". www.ine.es. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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"Contamina" (in Spanish). Comunidad de Calatayud. Archived from the original on 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
La iglesia es de estilo barroco, de una sola nave cubierta con bóveda de lunetos. El retablo mayor, único interesante, está formado por ocho tablas que reproducen estampas de la historia del santo titular, San Bartolomé, obra del siglo XVI, de escuela aragonesa." - translation "The church is of baroque style, a single ship covered with hemispherical vaulting. The unique altarpiece is formed of eight panels reproducing tableaus of the history of the titular saint, San Bartholomew, constructed in the style of the 16th century Aragonese school.
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"Cela, secuestrado en Contamina" (in Spanish). El Periodico de Aragon. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
Esta tarde se presenta en la localidad de Contamina la novela ´Secuestro y fonda de Cela en Contamina´ en la que se narra una historia ficticia en la que el Premio Nobel español permance secuestrado unos días por tres vecinos de este municipio zaragozano. La obra, de José de Cora, ha sido editada por Tris Tram." - translated "This evening, in Contamina, is the launch of the novel ´Secuestro y fonda de Cela en Contamina´, which recounts the fictional story of the kidnapping for 24 hours of Spanish Nobel prize winner (Camilo José) Cela by three inhabitants of this municipality in Zaragoza. The work, by Jose de Cora, is published by Tris Tram.
- ^ "Alojamientos y restaurantes en Contamina (Accommodation and Restaurants)" (in Spanish). Asociación Cultural Villa de Contamina. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Casa Rural Alto Jalón". www.aquiaragon.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28.