Veracruz, Ribagorza
Encyclopedia
Veracruz or Beranui (bəɾəˈnuj, beɾaˈnuj) is a municipality located in the Ribagorza comarca, province of Huesca
, Aragon
, Spain
. According to the 2010 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 104 inhabitants.
The 9th - 11th century Santa María de Obarra monastery
is located within the municipal term, at the foot of the Sierra de Sis range.
The paronym Veracuz is a Castilianization of the traditional name Beranui that disregarded the natural linguistic correspondence.
Huesca (province)
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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées...
, Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to the 2010 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 104 inhabitants.
The 9th - 11th century Santa María de Obarra monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
is located within the municipal term, at the foot of the Sierra de Sis range.
The paronym Veracuz is a Castilianization of the traditional name Beranui that disregarded the natural linguistic correspondence.
Villages
Besides the main Beranui town there are the following villages within its municipal term:- Ballabriga
- Biascas de Obarra
- Calbera
- Las Farrerías
- Morens
- Obarra
- Pardinella