Belchite
Sign in to saveBelchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo.
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- Settlement.name
- Belchite
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- Municipality
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- File:Carrer de sant Ramon de Belchit.JPG
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Belchite.svg
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- Bandera de belchite.png
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- The modern town
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Zaragoza
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- Comarca
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- Campo de Belchite
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- Judicial district
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- Zaragoza
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 440
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 273.7
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Belchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo.
In 1122, Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier between the Christian kingdoms and al-Andalus.