Zaragoza is a Spanish municipality, capital of the region of Zaragoza, of the province and Aragon. It is located on the banks of the Ebro river, Huerva and Gállego and Imperial Canal of Aragon, in the center of a wide valley. Its privileged location makes it an important communications and logistics hub, is located about 300 km from Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Toulouse. Part of the municipality is occupied by the Nature reserve of Sotos and directed Galachos Ebro
Spanish is the fifth largest city in population with 674,725 inhabitants (INE 2011) 8 9 (701,887 according to the census municipal10 January 1 201 211) and accounts for 50% of the population of the autonomous community of Aragon.
Its current name comes from the ancient Roman place, Caesaraugusta received in honor of Emperor Augustus in 14 a. C. The origin of the city dates back to Salduie, which was the name of the city located in the Iberian sedetana the current solar Zaragoza since the second half of the third century. C. It is documented in Iberian coins with the name of "Salduvia" in a text of Pliny the Elder. With the founding of Caesar Augusta, the city-state íbera went on to become immune colony of Roman citizens. His Roman name evolved through Saraqusta Arabic.
The city holds the titles of Very Noble, Loyal, Very Heroic, Very Beneficial, always heroic and Immortal, granted mostly resistance after Napoleon's army in the Siege of Zaragoza during the War of Independence. All these titles are reflected in his shield, using the initials of each of them.
Celebrate your festival in honor of the Virgen del Pilar on October 12. The patron saint is San Valero (January 29).
Between 14 June and 14 September 2008, the bicentennial year of the Siege of Zaragoza and the centenary of the Spanish-French, 1908, Zaragoza hosted the Expo Zaragoza 2008 international exhibition dedicated to water and sustainable development. Zaragoza Spanish city is the sixth most turismo.12
The city of Zaragoza is headquartered in the United Nations Secretariat for the Decade of water.13 14 15