Trasmoz, Spain | |
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 Trasmoz overall view | |
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  Trasmoz, Spain Location of Tarazona within Spain / Aragon  Trasmoz, Spain Trasmoz, Spain (Aragon) | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′35″N 1°43′25″W / 41.82639°N 1.72361°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Tarazona y el Moncayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Daniel Andía Berna (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 89 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Trasmoz is a village in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, with an estimated population of 96.[2]
The town has given rise to numerous legends about witches and sabbaths, some of which were recreated by the romantic writer Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. It is the only Spanish town officially cursed and excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The excommunication has never been revoked.[3][4]
Trasmoz is a town steeped in witchcraft. Each year, a citizen is awarded with the distinction "Bruja del Año" (Witch of the year) in recognition of the services for the community,[5] for remembrance, white plaques are installed on the front door of the awarded person's house.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ INE (2016). "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional".
- ^ Peiró, Patricia (22 March 2017). "La brujería, un bien turístico en el pueblo excomulgado por la Iglesia". El País.
- ^ Piegsa-Quischotte, Inka (27 April 2016). "Spain's cursed village of witches". BBC Travel.
- ^ "Noticias de Trasmoz: VII Encuentro de Brujería". Villa de Trasmoz. 16 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.