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Santa Cruz de la Serós

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Jacetania

Demonym(s)
  
Santacruceros

Elevation
  
788 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:18 AM

Province
  
Province of Huesca

Autonomous community
  
Aragon

Judicial district
  
Jaca

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
27 km²

Population
  
192 (2014)

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Weather
  
3°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 83% Humidity

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Santa Cruz de la Serós (in Aragonese: Santa Cruz d'as Serors) is a village in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Located 88 kilometers from the city of Huesca, it is located at a hill side on the way to the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña.

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Monuments

The village is known for its two First Romanesque churches from which the village takes its name: Serós is a derivation of Sorores, Sister nouns.

  • Church of Saint Mary (former monastery): it was built in the 11th century and it is one of the most interesting volumes in Aragonese Romanesque due to the elevated chamber over the vaults of the main nave and the tower.
  • Church of San Caprasio (Saint Caprasius), built in the beginning of the 11th century.

    • Villages

  • Santa Cruz de la Serós
  • Binacua

    • References

    Santa Cruz de la Serós Wikipedia
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