Panticosa

Place in Aragon, Spain
Panticosa
Pandicosa (Aragonese)
Official seal of Panticosa
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42°43′27″N 0°17′14″E / 42.72417°N 0.28722°E / 42.72417; 0.28722
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceHuesca
ComarcaAlto Gállego
Government
 • MayorJosé Luis Pueyo Belio
Area
 • Total95.9 km2 (37.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total786
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Panticosa (in Aragonese: Pandicosa[2][3]) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.

During the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was a successful spa town, famous for its pure mountain waters, that supposedly cured from liver diseases to herpes. Its Belle Époque spa buildings are well kept and still in use.

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Toponyms: towns with local name in Aragonese in Great Aragonese Encyclopedia
  3. ^ Consello Asesor de l'Aragonés (October 16, 2005). "Report number 3: toponyms on the comarca of the Alto Galligo" (PDF). Huesca. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
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