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Biescas () 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, which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Biescas
Settlement.image_skyline
Biescas 004.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Town of Biescas.
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Biescas.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Biescas.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Aragon
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Huesca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Alto Gállego
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Luís Estaún García
Settlement.area_total_km2
189,09

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Biescas
Demonym
biesquenc
Country
Spain
Located in
Huesca Province
Continent
Europe
Population
1609
Area
189.092452
Elevation
860
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Yebra de Basa
Official website
www.biescas.es
Image
Vista de Biescas, Uesca.jpg
Licence plate code
HU
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topic's main category
Category:Biescas
Commons category
Biescas
postal code
22630
category for people born here
Q9921013
contains settlement
Barbenuta
native label
Biescas
male population
768
female population
695
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