Épila
Épila | |
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municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Épila Épila Épila | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′00″N 1°16′59″W / 41.600°N 1.283°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Zaragoza |
| Comarca | Valdejalón |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,432 km2 (7,503 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,704 |
| Time zone | CET |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
| Postal code | 50290 |
Épila is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Its population in 2005 was approximately 4,100.
The Santuario de la Virgen de Rodanas is located in the Sierra de Nava Alta, west of Épila town. The road to the sanctuary from Épila is not paved.
Motis Dolader estimates that between 163 and 271 Jews left the town during the 1492 expulsion.[2]
Personalities
John I of Castile was born in Épila.
Photogallery
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"El Cautivico" in Santa María la Mayor church
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Romanesque chapel
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Santa María la Mayor church
See also
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ Beinart, Haim (2001). The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Vol. 1. Translated by Jeffrey M. Green. Oxford: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization in association with Liverpool University Press. p. 290.
External links
Media related to Épila at Wikimedia Commons