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.
1030 AC. In a document of 1391 it appears cited with the name of Biescas Sobirón. Biescas has always been a town endowed with royal privileges and had two...
Unión Deportiva Biescas is a Spanish football team based in Biescas, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1945, it currently plays in Tercera...
2010). "La primera gran fábrica de guerra de Franco". Heraldo de Aragón. Biescas 1989, p. 231. Zazo, Ana (2010). "Procesos de urbanización de la huerta...
The Casa de les Punxes or Casa Terradas is a building designed by the Modernista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Located in the intersection between...
pronunciation: [bar'βenuta]) is a locality situated in the municipality of Biescas (Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon, Spain). In 2019, it had a population of...
Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019. Biescas, Álex (8 September 2019). "A Stuani le da igual el rival o la categoría"...
"Gastronomía española". Real Academia de Ciencias Veterinarias de España. Pons Biescas, Antoni; Tur Marí, Josep A. (2005). "La alimentación en Bizancio". In Salas-Salvadó...
Piedrafita de Jaca is a locality located in the municipality of Biescas, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 42. Piedrafita...
across the pass is known as the A-136 on the Spanish side, and links to Biescas and Huesca. On the French side the D934 road connects the pass to the towns...
Espierre is a locality in the municipality of Biescas, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of three. Espierre is located...
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Javierre del Obispo is a locality located in the municipality of Biescas, in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 15. Javierre...
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in fights against Archie Wilmer (Pep won a majority decision) and Pedro Biesca (Pep was floored in the fourth round). He defended the world featherweight...
March 25, 1913 United States 1913 86 "Las Nieves" camping river flood, in Biescas. Spain 1996 85+ January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides Rio de...
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