Tiermas is an uninhabited settlement in the

province of Zaragoza Zaragoza (), also called Saragossa in English,''Encyclopædia Britannica''Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)/ref> is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon. Its capital is the city of Zaragoza, whic ...

, in

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, ...

(

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), belonging to the municipality of

Sigüés Sigüés is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population infor ...

in the

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 ...

de Jacetania. It is on the banks of the

Aragón river 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, ...

next to the

Yesa Reservoir The Yesa Reservoir is located in the Pyrenees, and is formed with the damming of the Aragon River, in the Navarre town of Yesa (Spain), although the largest area of the reservoir is located in the province of Zaragoza, extending from east to west ...

that partly floods it. Of what was the old village, only the upper part of it remains, since the lower part has disappeared under the waters, as has most of its municipal district, along with those of

Escó Escó, or in local Aragonese Esco, is an almost deserted village in the region of Jacetania, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located next to the Yesa Reservoir. Esco, along with Sigüés, Ruesta, and Tiermas were largely abandoned in 1960 w ...

and Ruesta. The construction of the reservoir led to the expropriation by the regime of the entire village, including orchards and farmlands, except for two neighbors who remained in the village until the day of his death. Currently, its former neighbors and descendants are working for the reversion and reconstruction of the village, still hoping that one day justice will give them the reason, since it was the mayor of Sigües who bought Tiermas in 1982 with a grant given by the ''Diputación de Zaragoza'', and that today receives large subsidies for its maintenance while the village is in absolute abandonment. When the water level allows it, usually from September onwards, the ruins of the ancient Roman baths emerge from the bottom and again people can access the spring of sulfurous waters. In this season the old tradition of bathing in its waters which has been practiced since immemorial times is revived and there are many people who come to this spot to do so.http://redaragon.elperiodicodearagon.com/turismo/que_hacer/default.asp?accion=pagina&cosaquehacer_id=2252 File:Tiermas vista general.JPG, General view from the west. File:Tiermas, vista general 1.JPG, General view from the east. File:Tiermas, baños sulfurosos.JPG, View of the area of the old spa. File:Tiermas, baños sulfurosos 2.JPG, Spring of sulphurous waters.

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* Torre de las Brujas * St. Miguel Church

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Drone views of Tiermas
(in Spanish) {{Authority control Populated places in the Province of Zaragoza Aragon

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