 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
Graus | |
|---|---|
 Main Square, Graus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Graus Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°11′15″N 0°20′3″E / 42.18750°N 0.33417°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Aragon |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Huesca |
| Comarca | Ribagorza |
| Judicial district | Barbastro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Antonio Lagüens (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 299.79 km2 (115.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,305 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Grausino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22430 |
| Patron Saints | Vincent Ferrer |
| Website | Official website |
Graus (Spanish: [ˈɡɾaws]) is a village in the Spanish province of Huesca, located in the Pyrenees at the confluence of rivers Esera and Isabena. It is the administrative capital of the region. It is one of the areas of Aragon in which is still preserved the Aragonese language.
The Battle of Graus took place here, and Spanish philosopher Baltasar Gracián y Morales was exiled here. During the Spanish Civil War, the village of Graus served as a fairly important local commercial center with 2,600 inhabitants around 1936. It was a libertarian stronghold and a centre of collectivization at that time.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.