Calaceite Explained

Official Name:Calaceite
Native Name:Calaceit
Pushpin Map:Spain Aragon#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Aragon##Location of Calaceite/Calceit within Spain
Coordinates:41.0167°N 12°W
Subdivision Name3:Calaceite
Area Total Km2:81
Elevation M:511
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Calaceite (pronounced as /es/) or Calaceit (in Catalan; Valencian 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 Sant Antoni. This town is part of the Catalan-speaking area of Aragon.

Demographics

Calaceite has 1,132 inhabitants (INE 2008).

Gastronomy

The flaonets de Calaceit (flaonets, Catalan; Valencian: little flaons) are small flaons made in Calaceite. They are small pastries filled with pumpkin jam and honey.[1] The flaonets were one of the traditional pastries fondly remembered by painter Salvador Dalí.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 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,
  2. Jaume Fàbrega, Dalícies: a taula amb Salvador Dalí, Cossetània Edicions