Calaceite

Calaceite

Calaceite

Place in Aragon, Spain

Calaceite (Spanish: [kalaˈθejte]) or Calaceit (Catalan: [kalaˈsejt]) is a municipality located in the Matarraña comarca, in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,145 inhabitants.

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There are many ancient buildings of great architectural value in the town, as well as the ruins of an ancient Iberian village at Sant Antoni. This town is part of the Catalan-speaking area of Aragon.

Demographics

Calaceite has 1,132 inhabitants (INE 2008).

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Gastronomy

The flaonets de Calaceit (flaonets, Catalan: little flaons) are small flaons made in Calaceite. They are small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey.[2] The flaonets were one of the traditional pastries fondly remembered by painter Salvador Dalí.[3]

  • Town Hall of Calaceite
  • Sant Antoni Ilercavones Iberian village

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Lluís Gimeno Betí, De lexicografía valenciana, in De las ciencias auxiliares de la Historia a la cultura escrita ed. by Francisco M. Gimeno Blay, 1999, Publicacions de la Universitat de València, ISBN 978-84-370-3931-2
  3. [3]
    Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions ISBN 84-9791-001-X
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