Tarazona

This article is about the town in Aragon, Spain. For other uses, see Tarazona (disambiguation).
Tarazona
Municipality
Tarazona, 2015. Depicted are: Tarazona Cathedral and Seminary, Old Bullring, and Sanctuary of the Lady of the River
Tarazona, 2015. Depicted are: Tarazona Cathedral and Seminary, Old Bullring, and Sanctuary of the Lady of the River
Flag of Tarazona
Flag
Coat of arms of Tarazona
Coat of arms
Tarazona is located in Spain
Tarazona
Tarazona
Location of Tarazona within Spain / Aragon
Tarazona is located in Aragon
Tarazona
Tarazona
Tarazona (Aragon)
Coordinates: 41°54′16″N 1°43′27″W / 41.90444°N 1.72417°W / 41.90444; -1.72417
Country Spain
Autonomous CommunityAragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaTarazona y el Moncayo
MunicipalityTarazona
Founded1st century BC
Government
 • MayorLuis María Beamonte (PP)
Area
 • Total
244 km2 (94 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
10,509
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymTuriasonense
Websitewww.tarazona.es

Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca.[2] It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona.[3] Located on the river Queiles, a tributary of the Ebro,[4] Tarazona was an important regional centre of ancient Rome, known as Turiaso, located around 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Bilbilis. The city later came under the rule of the Visigoths, who called it Tirasona.[5]

Tarazona has an area of 244.01 square kilometers and a population of 10,756 and is located 480 meters above sea level.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Tarazona y el Moncayo, comarca de". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Archidiócesis de Tarragona - Conferencia Episcopal Española". Conferencia Episcopal Española (in Spanish). 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ Stalls (2022). Possessing the Land: Aragon's Expansion into Islam's Ebro Frontier under Alfonso the Battler (1104-1134). BRILL. p. 207. ISBN 978-90-04-47410-9.
  5. ^ "Turiaso". British Museum. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024. Bilbilis Augusta