Calaceite
Calaceit | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Calaceite Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Aragon Show map of AragonCalaceite Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Spain Show map of Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′N 0°12′E / 41.017°N 0.200°E / 41.017; 0.200 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Aragon |
| Province | Teruel |
| Municipality | Calaceite |
| Area | |
• Total | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 961 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.
There are many ancient buildings of great architectural value in the town, as well as the ruins of an ancient Iberian village at San Antonio. This town is part of the Catalan-speaking area of Aragon.
Demographics
Calaceite has 1,132 inhabitants (INE 2008).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,641 | — |
| 1920 | 3,027 | +14.6% |
| 1940 | 1,930 | −36.2% |
| 1960 | 1,742 | −9.7% |
| 1981 | 1,432 | −17.8% |
| 2000 | 1,193 | −16.7% |
| 2006 | 1,143 | −4.2% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
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
Gallery
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Town Hall of Calaceite -
San Antonio Ilercavones Iberian village
References
References
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- 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
- Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions ISBN 84-9791-001-X