Arancón

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Country Spain Comarca Campo de Gómara Municipality Arancón Area 77.61 km² Province Province of Soria		Autonomous community Castile and León Judicial district Soria Elevation 1,065 m (3,494 ft) Local time Tuesday 4:34 AM Area code 975

Weather 5°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 73% Humidity

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Arancón is a municipality in the province of Soria, Spain, located on the foot of the mountain range of El Almuerzo and Mount Cencejo. The localities that form it are Arancón, Tozalmoro, Omeñaca, Calderuela, Nieva de Calderuela and Cortos.

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Main sights

Roman road: Via 27 of Antonino, which united Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza) with Asturica Augusta" (Astorga).

Medieval source of La rana ("The Frog")

Two Roman milliarium are exposed in a public garden next to the Church. They were used during the Middle Ages to lay the foundations of a bridge. Arancón can be considered the milliarium capital in Soria. After the church there are another two milliarium.

Asunción romanesque church (Arancón)

Concepción church (Omeñaca)

Saint Bartholomew hermitage ruins

Economy

Culture of wheat, rye, barley and sunflower

Sheep cattle and pasture rent

Greater hunting boundary

Flora and fauna

Flora includes holm-oak, rivets, steppe, tea, camomile, heather and lavender

Wildlife include wild boar, red deer, roe deer, rabbit, hare and partridge

References

Arancón Wikipedia

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