The Autovía A-23 is a motorway in Aragon , Spain .
42-597: A-23 is an upgrade of the N-330 and N-234 . As of June 2020, it starts in the province of Huesca then runs south to Zaragoza . Then, it follows the Jiloca River south to Teruel , through the Sierra d'Espadà, to the coast at Sagunto . Plans call for the freeway to reach the French border at Somport where a 8.6-km two-lane cross-border tunnel has been in operation since 2003. The freeway
84-502: A Latin, Basque and Catalan word osca , meaning notch or indentation, referring to the Salto de Roldán. Huesca has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ). with semi-arid influences. Winters are cool (with normal maximums from 8 to 16 °C and minimums from -2 to 6 °C) and summers are hot, with daily maximums reaching up to 35 °C (95 °F), while the rainiest seasons are autumn and spring. The average precipitation
126-615: A buffer zone in favour of the Carolingian Empire against Muslim dominions. By 799 Aureolo stabilised an independent county which gradually evolved until Ramiro I of Aragon (1035–1063) granted it the title of City and capital of the Kingdom of Aragon . In 1063 it was the site of the Synod of Jaca . As the Aragonese domains expanded to the south, conquering land from Al Andalus , the capital city
168-562: A contemporary artist. There is an international film festival held annually. The writer Oscar Sipan, winner of several literary prizes, was born in Huesca in 1974. The celebrated illustrator Isidro Ferrer, though born in Madrid, lives in the city. Various streets in the centre of Huesca have recently been pedestrianised. Huesca lies on a plateau in the northern region of Aragón, with an elevation of 488 m (1,601 ft) above sea level. Close to
210-667: A funding cut by the Spanish Ministry of Development forced two sections under construction between Nueno and Jaca, and a third between Jaca and Santa Cilia de Jaca, to be delayed (see diagram sections) for between one and four years. Work has subsequently resumed. The highway currently runs from the town of Sagunto , near Valencia , to the town of Nueno , near Huesca . Between Nueno and Sabiñánigo there are several sections already converted to highway, although some others are either stopped or under construction. The highway also goes straight from Sabiñánigo to Jaca . At this time there
252-451: A local government. The bourgeoisie was favored by this situation and many became patrons of artists whose results can be seen especially in the cathedral. The city was consolidated as a military post from which to defend the peninsular kingdoms from a hypothetical French invasion. In this regard, Philip II ordered the construction of several fortresses throughout the Pyrenees, including in 1592
294-450: Is 480 mm per year. Frost is common and there is sporadic snowfall, with an average of three snowy days per year. A double line of ancient walls can still be seen in present-day Huesca. Nearby, in the territory of Quicena , lie the ruins of the Castle of Montearagón Monastery. Huesca is notable for the saying "Tomorrow we'll have coffee in Huesca", a running joke among militiamen of
336-782: Is a new highway, which follows the same route of two national roads, the N-234 between Sagunto and Daroca - Retascón, and the N-330 between Retascón and Jaca . Construction began in 1999 from the city of Sagunto and currently sections are still under construction in the north of the province of Huesca . The section stretching from Calamocha to Romans of the A-23 is 27.8 kilometers long, and cost 98.7 million euros . The motorway has been completed between Teruel , Zaragoza and Huesca , meaning that all three provincial capitals in Aragon are connected. As of late 2019
378-568: Is also known as Autovía Valencia-Francia or Autovía Sagunto-Somport . Once fully complete, it will serve as an important connection between Valencia , Aragon , the Basque region , and France , through the Somport tunnel. The highway's nickname is " spine of Aragon " since it runs along the north-south through the region. The A-23 runs through the corridors of the N-234 , between Sagunto and Retascón and
420-520: Is an ancient fort on the Aragón River , situated at the crossing of two great early medieval routes, one from Toulouse to Santiago de Compostela and Pau to Zaragoza . Jaca was the city out of which the County and Kingdom of Aragon developed. It was the first capital of the Kingdom of Aragon until 1096 and also the capital of Jacetania . Besides Jaca town, there are a number of outlying villages in
462-480: Is close to completion. The stretch between Zaragoza and Huesca presents problems for light trucks when strong wind gusts occur in Cierzo. In the section Turolense occurred post-construction problems slopes detachment, Chirico and constant danger of affecting the circulation within a few months of being opened and in 2009 had to run resurfacing work to the problems identified waterlogging and subsidence. On July 22, 2010,
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#1732875805910504-560: Is derived from, like almost all Spanish "national roads" turned into highways, the first two figures of the old name (N- 23 4> A- 23 ). The letter A is used for highways belonging to the Ministry of Development. The A-23 also has European nomenclature, as part of the European route E07, which connects Pau, France with Zaragoza, Spain . In the French section, the route is called RN134, which connects Pau to Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Spain. A-23
546-415: Is no active plan for further construction of the 19 km from North Jaca to the Somport tunnel. Instead, the highway will only consist of road improvements and detours through local towns. Currently, the time it takes to go from Sagunto to Somport is ~ 4 hours and 36 minutes. Huesca Huesca ( Spanish: [ˈweska] ; Aragonese : Uesca ) is a city in north-eastern Spain , within
588-456: The Autovía A-22 also connects Huesca to Lleida . The two highways will eventually connect. Huesca has been served by Huesca–Pirineos Airport since 1930, but the airport does not currently have any scheduled commercial passenger services. Huesca railway station is served by regional and AVE trains to destinations including Zaragoza, Canfranc, Madrid and Jaca. In 2018, SD Huesca , became
630-537: The Fiestas de San Lorenzo , in honor of Saint Lawrence , from 9 to 15 August. Huesca dates from pre-Roman times, and was once known as Bolskan ( Iberian : [REDACTED] ) in the ancient Iberian language . It was once the capital of the Vescetani , in the north of Hispania Tarraconensis , on the road from Tarraco (modern Tarragona ) and Ilerda (modern Lleida ) to Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza ). During Roman times,
672-492: The N-330 between Retascón and Jaca . The road is new and independent of national roads with two exceptions, one being 10 km (6.2 mi) from Viver (Ragudo rise), and the other between Nueno and Monrepós , about 75 km (47 mi) south of Somport using parts of the N-330 to cross the difficult terrain of the Pre-Pyrenees mountains. This was the most expensive portion of the highway to build. The highway's name
714-805: The Spanish Civil War (1936–39) the " Huesca Front " was the scene of some of the worst fighting between the Republicans and Franco's army. Held by the Nationalists , the city was besieged by the Republicans , with George Orwell among them, but did not fall. Huesca celebrates its most important annual festival in August: the festival (or fiesta) of San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence) , a native of Huesca martyred in 268 AD. The anniversary of his martyrdom falls on August 10. The fiesta starts on 9 August and finishes on
756-623: The Spanish Civil War . In February 1937, George Orwell was stationed near the falangist -held Huesca as a member of the POUM militia. In Homage to Catalonia , Orwell writes about this running joke, originally a naïvely optimistic comment made by one of the Spanish Republican generals: Months earlier, when Siétamo was taken, the general commanding the Government troops had said gaily: "Tomorrow we'll have coffee in Huesca." It turned out that he
798-562: The University of Zaragoza . The university was abolished in 1845. Historically, Huesca was home to one of the most important Jewish communities in Aragon, third after Zaragoza and Calatayud . The Jewish community flourished until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews . During the First Carlist War , Huesca was the site of a battle between Spanish Constitutionalists and Carlists . During
840-513: The autonomous community of Aragon . It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca . In 2009, it had a population of 52,059, almost a quarter of the total population of the province. The city is one of the smallest provincial capitals in Spain. Huesca celebrates its main festival,
882-486: The 11th-century Romanesque Jaca Cathedral . The Jaca citadel, a fortification dating to the late 16th century, is home to a colony of rock sparrows . The Diocesan Museum of Jaca (Museum of Medieval Sacred Art) protects Romanesque and Gothic frescos , some of which were found in the most remote locations in the Jaca district. Jaca is a tourist destination in the region for summer holidays and winter sports . Starting in
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#1732875805910924-495: The 15. Many of the inhabitants dress in green and white for the duration. San Lorenzo, born in Huesca, was a deacon in Rome and a martyr who, according to legend, was burned on a grille by the Romans. The grille is the symbol of San Lorenzo and can be seen in a number of decorative works in the city. Huesca is also the birthplace of film director Carlos Saura and his brother Antonio Saura,
966-655: The A-23 runs continuously as far as Lanave near Sabiñánigo , but work on some sections north of this point still remains unfinished, as plans to link to Jaca and eventually the French border are yet to be completed. The route also links from Zaragoza to the Cantabrian by the A-68, to northern Navarre, Pamplona and the Basque Country by the A-21 (also unfinished) and to Lleida by the A-22 which
1008-618: The Emirate. In the mid-10th century, Wasqah was transferred to the Banu Tujib , who governed the Upper March from Zaragoza , and it became part of the Taifa of Zaragoza in 1018 when they successfully freed themselves from the disintegrating Caliphate . In 1094 Sancho Ramirez built the nearby Castle of Montearagón with the intention of laying siege to Wasqah but was killed by a stray arrow as he reached
1050-535: The ancient Greek and Roman worlds, Jaca was a town where minted coins were made from the second half of the 2nd century BC, a small number of which are now in the British Museum . The coins show an unidentified bearded head to the right with an inscription to the left and also have an image of a dolphin. The reverse depicts a horseman carrying a spear to the right, with an inscription below in Iberian reading iaka . In
1092-660: The city came to be called Washqah (وشقة in Arabic ), falling within the Upper March of the Emirate of Córdoba . It was ruled by a local governor appointed from Córdoba, but was repeatedly subject to political turmoil, rebellion and assassination as the Banu Qasi , Banu Amrus and Banu al-Tawil clans, as well as the Arista dynasty of Pamplona , struggled for control, autonomy and independence from
1134-655: The city lie the Sierra de Guara mountains, which reach 2,077 m. The geographical coordinates of the city are: 42° 08´ N, 0° 24´ W. Its municipal area is 161.02 km and borders the municipalities of Almudévar , Vicién , Monflorite-Lascasas Tierz , Quicena , Loporzano , Nueno , Igriés , Banastás , Chimillas , Alerre , Barbués and Albero Bajo . The city lies 71 kilometres (44 miles) from Zaragoza , 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Pamplona , 118 kilometres (73 miles) from Lleida , 380 kilometres (240 miles) from Madrid and 273 kilometres (170 miles) from Barcelona . Both
1176-525: The city was known as Osca , and was a Roman colony under the rule of Quintus Sertorius , who made Osca his base. The city minted its own coinage and was the site of a prestigious school founded by Sertorius to educate young Iberians in Latin and Roman customs. After Sertorius, it is thought that it was renamed Ileoscan ( Ἰλεόσκαν ) by Strabo . It appears to have been situated on silver mines. Eighteenth-century Spanish historian Enrique Flórez has pointed out
1218-405: The city's walls. It was conquered in 1096 by Peter I of Aragon and moved his royal capital to Huesca from the ancient capital of Jaca . In 1118 the Aragonese capital was moved to Zaragoza . In 1354, King Peter IV of Aragon founded the University of Huesca [ es ] , which initially had a faculty of theology. The school expanded, but by the end of the 16th century was eclipsed by
1260-445: The early 1970s, the city was transformed from being a small provincial and garrison town to become the gateway to a mid-tier mountain sports area with two major winter resorts (Valle de Astun and Candanchu) within a 30 km (19 mi) drive of the city. The accompanying urban and infrastructure development in the 1970s and 1980s was controversial, with many claiming that the town lost a lot of its original charm and authenticity to
1302-404: The impossibility of one city supplying such vast quantities of minted silver as has been recorded by ancient writers under the terms argentum Oscense , signatum Oscense ; and is of the opinion that "Oscense" meant "Spanish", being a corruption of " Eus-cara ". The Romanised city was made a municipium by decree of Augustus in 30 BC. The Arabs conquered the city in the late 8th century, and
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1344-552: The interests of developers. The development experienced by the city, with the construction of a nationally known ice-skating rink (the Pista de Hielo del Pirineo), a small convention centre (the Palacio de Congresos) and countless second homes, had a profound impact on the economy of the Valley (Valle del Aragon), where many of its inhabitants evolved from small-scale subsistence farmera in Jaca and
1386-449: The modern Coat of Arms of Huesca ( es ) (which date from the 16th century) and its mediaeval predecessor (from the 13th) include at their top the device of a block having a V-shaped notch. It is commonly said that it symbolises Salto de Roldán (' Roland 's Leap'), a natural rock formation about 25 km (16 mi) north of the city. Some writers have suggested that the official Spanish name of Huesca ( Catalan : Osca ) derives from
1428-449: The municipality of Jaca, including the ski resort of Astún . The origins of the city are obscure, but its name is apparently of Iacetani origin, mentioned by Strabo as one of the most celebrated of the numerous small tribes inhabiting the Ebro basin. Strabo adds that their territory lay on the site of the wars in the 1st century BC between Sertorius and Pompey . According to the atlas of
1470-612: The pentagonal Jaca citadel, designed by the Italian engineer Tibúrcio Spannocchi in the fields that had formed the Burgo Nuevo, the neighborhood built outside the city walls. During the Middle Ages, Jaca was home to Aragon's oldest Jewish community until the 1492 expulsion of the Jews . On December 12–13 1930 the Jaca uprising , a mutiny whose leaders demanded abolition of the monarchy,
1512-404: The rainiest seasons are autumn and spring. The average precipitation is 768 millimetres (30.2 in) per year. Frost is common and so is snowfall , snow being common from late November to early March. Heavy snowfalls are sporadic and usually occur during cold spells. Jaca's average annual temperature is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). Jaca boasts several medieval walls and towers surrounding
1554-438: The surrounding villages to become part of a tertiary economy. Jaca was the host city of the 1981 and 1995 Winter Universiades . The city also hosted the 2007 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival . Its popularity for winter sports was a motivating factor in the city's failed bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics , 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics , which were awarded to Nagano , Salt Lake City and Vancouver . It
1596-521: The town's first football team to be promoted to La Liga . They became the 63rd team to play in the league, and their stadium's maximum capacity was the smallest in the 2018–19 La Liga . Jaca Jaca ( Spanish pronunciation: ['xaka] ; in Aragonese : Chaca or Xaca ) is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca , located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca
1638-710: The year 195 BC, the Roman consul Cato the Elder began the conquest of the city, ending in the spring of 194 BC. After Roman rule, the Visigothic nobility took over most of Iberia. However, in 720, Huesca is conquered by the Muslims reaching out as far as Sobrarbe . Muslim advances in Europe had a turn of events after the Battle of Tours (732). By that time, the region of Jacetania would remain as
1680-495: Was mistaken. There had been bloody attacks, but the town did not fall, and [the phrase] had become a standing joke throughout the army. If I ever go back to Spain I shall make a point of having a cup of coffee in Huesca. Huesca is also famous for the legend of the Bell of Huesca . The following are Sister cities of Huesca: The Autovía A-23 runs through Huesca, connecting the city with Zaragoza . While under construction as of 2018,
1722-457: Was moved from Jaca to Huesca in 1096. The loss of capital status did not mean that Jaca lost other urban functions related to its geographical location. Thus, it continued to play its role as a market city and services for its region. The plagues and fires of the late Middle Ages plunged Jaca into a deep crisis from which it would not emerge until the intervention of Ferdinand the Catholic to form
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1764-445: Was suppressed with some difficulty. It was an early event that preceded the Spanish Civil War . Jaca has a submediterranean climate ( Köppen : Cfb ) bordering a submediterranean climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) with strong continental influences caused by the city's high altitude of 820 metres (2,690 ft). Winters are cool and summers are warm, with hot daytime temperatures but relatively cool nights. There isn't any real dry season, but
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