Huéscar
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Flag of Huéscar
Coat of arms of Huéscar
Location of Huéscar
Location of Huéscar
Huéscar is located in Spain
Huéscar
Huéscar
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°48′N 2°32′W / 37.800°N 2.533°W / 37.800; -2.533
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
ProvinceGranada
ComarcaComarca de Huéscar
Judicial districtHuéscar
Government
  MayorAgustín Gallego Chillón
Area
  Total468 km2 (181 sq mi)
Elevation
953 m (3,127 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total7,367
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
DemonymOscenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18830
Dialing code(+34) 958
WebsiteOfficial website

Huéscar (Latin: Osca) is a municipality of the province of Granada, Spain.

History

When the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Rome, Osca was a town of the Turdetani, and incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.[2] However, purportedly ancient coins from this town are not genuine.[3]

War

On November 11, 1809, during the Napoleonic wars over Spain, wherein Denmark supported the French Empire, the City Council of Huéscar fancifully decided to declare its own war on Denmark. This event was swiftly forgotten until it was rediscovered by a local historian in 1981. This led to a symbolic peace ceremony on 11 November 1981, wherein the city mayor and the Ambassador of Denmark publicly shook hands.[4] No such war was conducted during the intervening 172 years and no conflict or injury occurred.[5][6]

Tourism

The main landmark is the collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor (St Mary the Great), designed by Diego de Siloé in the 16th century.

Geotourism

Huéscar is within the Granada Geopark, which was designated in 2020. The Geopark has promoted Huéscar in the context of geotourism as the start and finish of a 143 km trekking route, the "First Settlers Great Path".[7] The name reflects the legacy of Early humans in the area, as evidenced by a number of geosites of paleontological interest.

Sister cities

Huéscar is twinned with:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Ptolemy ii. 4. § 12; Pliny ii. 1. s. 3.
  3. Florez, Med.,; Sestini, p. 78; Théodore Edme Mionnet, i. p. 43, Suppl. i. p. 40; Sestini, p. 78.
  4. "Famous moments and visits".
  5. "Ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark".
  6. "Huéscar. Efemérides en la comarca de Huéscar. Visitas ilustres".
  7. "First settlers great path". geoparquedegranada.
  8. "Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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