Provincia de Huesca

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Province of Huesca

Huesca (Aragonese: Uesca, Catalan: Osca), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.

Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées. Within Spain, Huesca's neighboring provinces are Navarre, Zaragoza and Lleida.

Geography

Covering a primarily mountainous area of 15,626 km², the province of Huesca has a total population of 228,566 (in 2010), with almost a quarter of its people living in the capital city of Huesca. The low population density, 14.62/km², has meant that Huesca's lush valleys, rivers, and lofty mountain ranges have remained relatively pristine and unspoiled by progress.

Home to majestic scenery, the tallest mountain in the Pyrenees, the Aneto; eternal glaciers, such as at Monte Perdido; and the National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido, rich in flora and protected fauna. Popular with mountaineers, spelunkers, paragliders, and white water rafters it is also a popular snow skiing destination with notable resorts in Candanchú, Formigal, Astún, Panticosa and Cerler.

Huesca

Huesca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈweska]; Aragonese: Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almost a quarter of the total population of the province. That makes it one of the least populated provincial capitals in Spain.

Huesca celebrates its main festivities Fiestas de San Lorenzo from 9 to 15 August.

History

Huesca's pre-Roman Iberian name was Bolskan. It was the capital of the Vescetani, in the north of Hispania Tarraconensis, on the road from Tarraco (modern Tarragona) and Ilerda (modern Lleida) to Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza) and fell under Caesaraugusta's jurisdiction. Pliny alone places the Oscenses in Vescitania, a district mentioned nowhere else. The city's name was rendered as Osca, and was a Roman colony, Urbs Victrix Osca, during the Roman Empire. Under the impetus of Quintus Sertorius, the renegade Roman and Iberian hero who made Osca his base, the city minted its own coinage and was the site of a prestigious school founded by Sertorius to educate young Iberians in Latin and Romanitas in general. We learn from Plutarch that it was a large town, and the place where Sertorius died. It is probably the town called Ileoscan (Ἰλεόσκαν) by Strabo, in an apparently corrupt passage. It seems to have possessed silver mines, unless the argentum Oscense here mentioned merely refers to the minted silver of the town.

Huesca (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Huesca is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the three electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Aragon. Huesca is the largest municipality although it only has 38,000 voters. There are no other municipalities with electorates over 10,000. Like the other Aragonese provinces Teruel and Zaragoza, Huesca has been a political Bellwether as the party that has won most seats in the district has gone on to form the government.

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution the boundaries must be the same as the province of Huesca and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Radio Stations - Provincia de Huesca

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Antxeta Irratia Varied Spain
Network Radio 4 Country Spain
COPE Elche News Talk Spain
Ràdio Silenci News Talk,Pop Spain
Yumbo FM Dance Spain
CatMúsica Classical Spain
Onda Cero Madrid Varied Spain
Radio Sevillanas Varied Spain
Ibiza Frenchy People Radio Dance Spain
UK Away FM Varied Spain
Alzira ràdio Talk Spain
Radixu Irratia Varied Spain
HOSPITALET FM Dance Spain
IB3 Radio // la radio autonomica de les Illes Balears // News Talk,Varied,News Spain
Radio San Miguel Rock,Latin Hits Spain
Track FM Pamplona Varied,Dance,Electronica Spain
Begi FM 2 Classics 80s,Oldies,70s Spain
Radio Taoro Oldies Spain
RadioRondo Varied Spain
Ràdio RSK Alternative Spain
Txolarre Irratia Varied Spain
Punto Radio Estrella Talk Spain
Tarragona Ràdio Public Spain
Radio Juventud Gran Canaria Varied Spain
RAC1 News,Sports,Talk Spain
Onda Peñes Varied,Spanish Spain
Ràdio Olot Varied Spain
Activa FM 93.0 - 101.0 - 104.5 - www.activafm.es Pop Spain
UD Radio Las Palmas Sports Spain
Begi FM 90s,80s,Adult Contemporary Spain
Canary UK Adult Contemporary Spain
Radio Lux (ES) Oldies Spain
FLAIX eivissa Dance Spain
Ibiza Soncia Electronica Spain
EITB Euskadi Irratia Talk Spain
Radio Mi Amigo (deutsch) Rock,Oldies,Pop Spain
Loca Fm Dance,Electronica Spain
XtraFM Costa Blanca Adult Contemporary,Oldies,Top 40 Spain
RadioVoz Lugo Talk Spain
Radio Calella Varied Spain
Radio Atlantida Tenerife Varied Spain
Ràdio Horitzó World Spain
Radio Parpayuela Discussion Spain
Miribilla Irratia Euskera Varied Spain
HolaFm Dance Spain
Radio Gorbea Pop Spain
Ràdio Capital 93,7 FM Adult Contemporary Spain
Ràdio Flix 107,4 FM Public Spain
Ràdio Balaguer Public Spain
Efecto FM Dance Spain
Atlantis FM Tenerife Adult Contemporary Spain

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Latest News for: huesca (province)

Dozens trapped in ski lift accident in Spain

Bahrain News Agency 20 Jan 2025
... injuring dozens of people, and around 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astún, in the province of Huesca.

Dozens injured after ski lift collapses at Spain resort

CBC 19 Jan 2025
... in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE.

Dozens injured and several trapped after ski lift collapses in Spain

The Irish Times 18 Jan 2025
About 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astun, in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE.

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Dozens injured, trapped in a ski lift incident in the north of Spain

RTE 18 Jan 2025
Around 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astun, in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE ... The cause of the cable failure remains unknown ... .

Guizhou and Spain reach youth football training cooperation agreement

China Daily 07 Nov 2024
On Nov 1, Guizhou Vocational College of Sports, Guizhou Football Association, and Spain's SD Huesca signed a cooperation agreement in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Massive flooding in Tamarite de Litera, Spain

Sott 17 Oct 2024
Massive flooding due to heavy rainstorm in Tamarite de Litera in the province of Huesca, Spain (15.10.2024) ....

Direct evidence found for dairy consumption in the Pyrenees in the earliest stages of the Neolithic

Science Daily 18 Jun 2024
A study on the remains of the Chaves and Puyascada caves, both located in the province ...

Pekeng dentista gipriso

Sun Star 09 May 2024
Si CIDG-BAR Regional Director Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Huesca nag-ila sa suspek nga si alyas Jason, 25, nga taga Marawi City ... Gibutyag ni Huesca, sukad Enero 2024, niabot na sa walo ka mga dentista ang ilang nadakpan.

The Formidable Castle of Loarre, Jewel of Aragon

Ancient Origins 20 Feb 2024
Spain has a strong medieval heritage ... Loarre Castle, located in Huesca province, Spain, is one such medieval fortress renowned for its historical significance and architectural beauty. What do we know about its history? ... Spain’s Sagunto Castle ... Source ... D.

Fancy a Spanish winter holiday?

Gulf News 22 Dec 2023
This season is also full of traditions that you will love ... Adventures in Tena Valley. Across more than 400 square kilometres and 16 villages, in the province of Huesca (Aragon), the Tena Valley offers a myriad of activities for all ages ... Why not? St ... .

Female US mountaineer, 65, is found dead after plunging down Spanish ravine after becoming separated ...

The Daily Mail 14 Sep 2023
A desperate nighttime search failed to find the climber after she disappeared during an expedition at Canal de Fabeta, Huesca province, on September 9 ... Footage shows Spanish rescuers searching for the woman, who has not been named, at night ... .

Storms in Spain leaves 1 dead, 1 missing

People Daily 05 Sep 2023
On Saturday, two people died while "canyoning" in the province of Huesca, with Civil Guards still investigating if the deaths were caused by the rapid rise in water levels where they were carrying out their activities.

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Yahoo Daily News 29 Jul 2023
Picture shows the Mediano reservoir at 25.5% of its capacity due to the ongoing drought, on July 26, 2023 in Mediano, Huesca province ... Related stories. 10 devastating signs of climate change satellites can see from space ... According to the U.S ... ....

"We can only hope that the stone fruit harvested in 15 days will be larger"

Fresh Plaza 29 Jun 2023
"The season in the south of the province of Huesca, which is where I work, has been quite challenging in this regard, because the sizes of these first varieties are small ... For more information.. Jes�s Paniagua. 41330 Los Rosales, Seville, Spain. Tel..

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