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Country
  
Spain

Comarcas of Aragon
  
Somontano de Barbastro

Website
  
City hall of Bierge

Local time
  
Sunday 5:32 AM

Population
  
46 (2010)

Municipality
  
Bierge

Autonomous Community
  
Aragon

Postcode
  
22141

Elevation
  
640 m

Postal code
  
22141

Province
  
Province of Huesca

Morrano

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 3 km/h, 74% Humidity

Morrano is a village in the municipality of Bierge, in the northwest comarca of Somontano de Barbastro in province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 46 inhabitants.

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Map of 22141 Morrano, Huesca, Spain

Geography

It is situated at 640 meters altitude, in the pre-Pyrenees, near the village is the river Alcanadre and a pine forest. Inside of his municipal area is the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park too.

The vegetation is the olive, the almond, the juniper and the holm oak.

History

In 1097 Peter, Bishop of Huesca, gave the monastery of S. Ponce de Turners Labatella churches, Morrano, Yaso and Panzano. In 1213 is villa. In 1887 had 78 homes.

Monuments

  • Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, has romanesque art origin but with several reforms in the 17th and 18th century.
  • City hall (year 1733)
  • Future museum dedicated to birds.
  • Hermitage of San Martín
  • The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera", is a geological formation.

    • Sport

    Around the village can practice canyoning and hiking.

    References

    Morrano Wikipedia
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