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Sos del Rey Católico is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (province)

Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
, Aragon
Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. According to the 2004 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 (INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about Spain#Demographics, Economy of Spain, and Spanish society....
), the municipality has a population of 740 inhabitants. Is is the birthplace of king Fernando II el Católico, to honor whom the town, formerly known simply as Sos, took the name del Rey Católico (of the Catholic King). It is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Aragon
Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
; much of the old town is said to hold the same appearance than that of the time when king Fernando was born there.






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Sos del Rey Católico is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza
Zaragoza (province)

Zaragoza is a Provinces of Spain of northern Spain, in the central part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Aragon. It is bordered by the provinces of Lleida , Tarragona , Teruel , Guadalajara , Soria , La Rioja , Navarre, and Huesca ....
, Aragon
Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. According to the 2004 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 (INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about Spain#Demographics, Economy of Spain, and Spanish society....
), the municipality has a population of 740 inhabitants. Is is the birthplace of king Fernando II el Católico, to honor whom the town, formerly known simply as Sos, took the name del Rey Católico (of the Catholic King). It is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Aragon
Aragon

Aragon is an autonomous communities of Spain of Spain. Located in northeastern Spain, the region comprises three provinces of Spain from north to south: Huesca , Zaragoza , and Teruel ....
; much of the old town is said to hold the same appearance than that of the time when king Fernando was born there. Among other monuments that could be pointed out the Palacio de los Sada, birthplace of the Catholic Monarch, the gothic Saint Stephen's church, the old medieval wall, and the medieval stock exchange (Lonja) are found.