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The city of Caspe

The city of Caspe, with 8000 inhabitants, is the capital of the region of Caspe, in the province of Zaragoza. This is a town with a lot of history, traditions and interesting with a good dotació service.

Rivers Guadalope and Ebro (dams) make this town and its region an inland sea, called the Sea of Aragon, bringing abundant water that gives life to a large orchard, where fruit trees are grown, with excellent peaches and cherries . In drier areas is grown olives, almonds and grains. The practice of sport fishing in international competitions and water sports are also a privilege in this area.

The origin of Caspe goes back to second century a.C. The Romans have left many traces in the city and throughout the region, although there are also significant evidence of past civilizations, such as cave paintings in the plane or the presence of Polish archaeological sites of the Ibero.

The Arabs also left its mark as the name of Caspe comes from the Arabic word Qasb. There are also remains of the ramparts.

Caspe has experienced significant historic events. Alonso II in the year 1169 joined Caspe in the Kingdom of Aragon. It is called the famous promise Caspe, in 1412, for example dialog to solve the succession problem happened after the death of King Martin I. This commitment began to forge the Spanish nation.

In the year 1936 the town of Caspe participated in drafting the First Statute of Aragon.

The historic significance of this county also is reflected in its architectural manifestations of different origins, especially those of Gothic art.

Throughout the year there are various traditional festivals and pilgrimages that have great acceptance by neighbors and visitors.

You get a lot more information on the website municipal www.caspe.es