La Litera () or La Llitera () () is an
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and ; ) is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces of Spain, ...
ese
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
in the south-east of the
province of Huesca
Huesca (; ), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.
Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées- ...
.
Its cultural capital is
Tamarite de Litera, its administrative capital is
Binefar and it borders the comarques of
Ribagorza,
Somontano de Barbastro,
Cinca Medio,
Bajo Cinca in Aragon and
Noguera and
Segrià
Segrià () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia (Spain). It is located in the western region of Ponent, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's sixth largest municipality ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
.
Its west half side belongs to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as
La Franja
La Franja (; "The Strip"; ) is the area of Catalan-speaking territories of eastern Aragon bordering Catalonia, in Spain. It literally means ''"the strip"'' and can also more properly be called (Aragonese Strip), (Western Strip) or (Eastern St ...
.
Municipal terms
List of villages on the comarca. The
Catalan version of the names of the towns are in brackets:
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Albelda
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Alcampell (El Campell)
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Altorricón (El Torricó)
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Azanuy-Alins (Sanui i Alins)
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Baélls (Baells)
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Baldellou (Valldellou)
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Binéfar (Binèfar)
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Camporrélls (Camporrells)
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Castillonroy (Castellonroi)
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Esplús
Esplús (; ) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 733 inhabitants.
History
During the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () ...
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Peralta de Calasanz (Peralta de Calassanç)
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San Esteban de Litera (Sant Esteve de Llitera)
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Tamarite de Litera (Tamarit de Llitera)
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Vencillón (Vensilló)
References
Comarcas of Aragon
Geography of the Province of Huesca
La Franja
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