Cadrete

Cadrete

Cadrete

Place in Aragon, Spain

Cadrete is a small town in north-east Spain, close to Zaragoza. It is notable for its Muslim castle, Mudejar Church and famous Cardoons. More recently, a massive wind-turbine has been installed at less than 300 metres away from the village, producing several landscape damages and high noise rates for town's inhabitants.

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History

Cadrete (Qadrit in Arabic) was founded as an Moorish settlement within Al-Andalus. The Moors built a fortress on top of a steep hill around which the medieval town developed. The old mosque was later converted into a Moorish-style church during the period of the Reconquest.

References

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    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Media related to Cadrete at Wikimedia Commons


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