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Belchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo.
In 1122, Alfonso the Battler founded the Confraternity of Belchite to defend the frontier between the Christian kingdoms and al-Andalus. On 15 June 1809, during the Peninsular War French and Spanish forces fought in the Battle of María near the town. Between 24 August and 7 September 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, loyalist Spanish Republican forces fought Francisco Franco's rebel forces in the Battle of Belchite in and around the town. After 1939, a new town was built near the ruins of the old one, which remains a ghost town as a memorial to the war.
The ruins of the old village have been used as a filming location in films including Terry Gilliam's 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. It also appeared as a location in season 3 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon with part of an episode taking place in the ruins.
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La iglesia de San Martín de Tours en Belchite Viejo (provincia de Zaragoza, España) fue construida en las primeras décadas del siglo XV, aunque con posterioridad, entre 1550 y 1560, sufrió algunas reformas.
Iglesia en ruinasBien de interés cultural
Pueblo Viejo de Belchite, también denominado Belchite Viejo, es el antiguo núcleo urbano de Belchite, en la provincia de Zaragoza, Aragón (España), actualmente conservado como un conjunto de ruinas.
DespobladoBien de interés cultural
La Torre del Reloj en Belchite Viejo (provincia de Zaragoza, España) es una torre de estilo mudéjar, datable a finales del siglo XV. Se encuentra actualmente en estado de ruina debido a los efectos de la guerra civil española durante la Batalla de Belchite así como al posterior abandono del pueblo.
Torre del relojBien de interés cultural
Puerta de la ciudadBien de interés cultural
Iglesia en ruinasBien de interés cultural
Torre campanarioBien de interés cultural
IglesiaElemento de la Lista Roja del Patrimonio
Santuario marianoBien Inventariado del Patrimonio Cultural Aragonés
Torre campanarioBien Inventariado del Patrimonio Cultural Aragonés
El yacimiento de Nuestra Señora del Pueyo es un yacimiento arqueológico situado en Belchite (Aragón, España) de época celtibérica y romana. Se encuentra protegido como Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) por su valor para el estudio de la historia regional.
Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural de Aragón
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