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Mequinenza () or Mequinensa () is a town and municipality of the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located beside the river Segre, close to its confluence with the river Ebro between the Mequinenza Dam and Riba-roja reservoir.

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Mequinenza is a small town in northeastern Spain, located in the province of Zaragoza where two major rivers—the Segre and Ebro—meet. The town sits between two large dams that control water flow in the region, making it a notable point along Spain's river infrastructure.

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Vinony's link graph records 371 inbound references to Mequinenza, and connects out to Francoist Spain, Napoleon and Julius Caesar.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including La Franja and Municipalities in the Province of Zaragoza.

Vinony links it to 55 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

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Mequinenza
Settlement.native_name
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Municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Mequinensa.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escut de Mequinensa.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain Aragon#Spain
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Location in Aragon##Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zaragoza
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Bajo Cinca/Baix Cinca
Settlement.area_total_km2
307.2
Settlement.elevation_m
75
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
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CET

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Official website

Mequinenza

La web oficial de Mequinenza, creada por el Ayuntamiento, es un canal de comunicación con los ciudadanos y los visitantes de nuestro municipio; aquí encontrará una vía de información y gestiones con el Ayuntamiento y un acceso a de todo lo que se puede hacer para disfrutar Mequinenza.

mequinenza.com →

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Mequinenza
Country
Spain
Continent
Europe
Population
2236
Area
307.449798
Elevation
75
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Head of government
Magdalena Godia Ibarz
Shares border with
Caspe
Official website
www.mequinenza.com
Image
Vista General Aiguabarreig.jpg
Licence plate code
Z
Significant event
Siege of Mequinenza
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twinned administrative body
Bressuire
Commons category
Mequinenza
postal code
50170
topic's main category
Category:Mequinenza
native label
Mequinenza
male population
1180
female population
1144
category of associated people
Q9923348
catalog code
122
contains settlement
Old Village of Mequinenza
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History and features
  • Antiquity and Middle Age
  • Modern and contemporary age
  • Spanish War of Independence and the siege of Mequinenza
  • Spanish Civil War and the Battle of the Ebro in Mequinenza
  • 20th century
  • The development of the Mequinenza coalfield
  • Towpath
  • World War I
  • End of coal era
  • Local council
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mequinenza () or Mequinensa () is a town and municipality of the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is located beside the river Segre, close to its confluence with the river Ebro between the Mequinenza Dam and Riba-roja reservoir.

Its reservoir, known also as Mar de Aragón, built between 1957 and 1964, has a capacity of 1,530,000,000 m3.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mequinenza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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