Huéscar

Huéscar (Latin: Osca) is a municipality of the province of Granada, Spain.

Huéscar
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Huéscar
Huéscar
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°48′N 2°32′W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
ProvinceGranada
ComarcaComarca de Huéscar
Judicial districtHuéscar
Government
 • MayorAgustín Gallego Chillón
Area
 • Total468 km2 (181 sq mi)
Elevation
953 m (3,127 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total7,367
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Oscenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18830
Dialing code(+34) 958
WebsiteOfficial website

History

When the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Rome, Osca was a town of the Turdetani, and incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.[2] However, purportedly ancient coins from this town are not genuine.[3]

Between 1809 and 1981, Huéscar was technically at war with Denmark, as a result of the Napoleonic wars over Spain, where Denmark supported the French Empire. This official declaration of war was forgotten until it was discovered by a local historian in 1981, followed by the signing of a peace treaty on 11 November 1981 by the city mayor and the Ambassador of Denmark. Not a single shot was fired during the 172 years of war, and nobody was killed or injured.[4][5]

Main sights

The main landmark is the Collegiate Church of St. Mary the Major, designed by Diego de Siloé in the 16th century.

Sister cities

Huéscar is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Ptolemy ii. 4. § 12; Pliny ii. 1. s. 3.
  3. Florez, Med.,; Sestini, p. 78; Théodore Edme Mionnet, i. p. 43, Suppl. i. p. 40; Sestini, p. 78.
  4. "Ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark".
  5. "Huéscar. Efemérides en la comarca de Huéscar. Visitas ilustres".
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