Petilla de Aragón
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Ramón y Cajal's birthplace in Petilla de Aragón | |
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Petilla de Aragón Location in Spain Petilla de Aragón Petilla de Aragón (Aragon) Petilla de Aragón Petilla de Aragón (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′41″N 1°5′34″W / 42.46139°N 1.09278°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Navarre |
| Province | Navarre |
| Comarca | Comarca de Sangüesa |
| Judicial district | Aoiz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Florentino Aguas Arilla (2015-) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 29 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Petillés |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50686 |
Petilla de Aragón (Basque: Aragoiko Txapela) is a town and municipality of the autonomous community of Navarra, northern Spain. The municipality itself is formed by two enclaves, Petilla de Aragón itself and Los Bastanes (also known as Baztán de Petilla), that are entirely surrounded by the neighboring autonomous community of Aragón.
In the 15th century, Petilla was the site of a battle between the Navarrese and Aragonese armies in which the fictional troubadour Manrico and the Conte di Luna, of Verdi's Il trovatore.
Notable people
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) was born here; Petilla terminology, a neurological nomenclature, is named after the town.[2] Nobel Laureate.
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ Ascoli GA, Alonso-Nanclares L, Anderson SA, et al. (July 2008). "Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex". Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 9 (7): 557–68. doi:10.1038/nrn2402. PMC 2868386. PMID 18568015.
External links
- PETILLA DE ARAGÓN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)