Country Spain Municipality Beceite/Beseit Elevation 579 m Local time Wednesday 2:11 PM | Autonomous community Aragon Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 96 km² Province Province of Teruel | |
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Beceite ([beˈθeite]) or Beseit ([bəˈzɛjt], [beˈzejt]) is a municipality located in the Matarraña/Matarranya comarca, province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 603 inhabitants. It is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.
Map of 44588 Beceite, Teruel, Spain
This town gives its name to the Ports de Beseit massive limestone mountain range rising around it. It belongs to the Catalan-speaking strip in eastern Aragon known as La Franja.
There are many derelict mills in Beseit, reminders of what used to be an industrial town. One of the main products used to be playing cards. The former mills were powered by the water of the Matarranya River and its tributaries. Some of them have been converted into hotels catering for rural tourism.
The rocky Penyagalera mountain rises 4 km east of the town.