Panticosa (in Aragonese: Pandicosa[2][3]) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
Panticosa
Pandicosa (Aragonese) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Panticosa Location of Panticosa in Spain.  Panticosa Panticosa (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′27″N 0°17′14″E / 42.72417°N 0.28722°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | Alto Gállego |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Luis Pueyo Belio |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.9 km2 (37.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,184 m (3,885 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 786 |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
During the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was a successful spa town, famous for its pure mountain waters, that supposedly cured everything from liver diseases to herpes. Its Belle Époque spa buildings are well kept and still in use.
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- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Toponyms: towns with local name in Aragonese in Great Aragonese Encyclopedia
- ^ 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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