Zaragoza the place is traditionally known as Saragossa. It is the capital city and early Kingdom of Aragon situated in Spain. Zaragoza is located along the river named Ebro and Huerva and Gállego which are the tributaries of Ebro. Zaragoza is a valley placed near the middle of the region with a diversity of landscapes ordering from Los Monegros desert to dense forest, hayfields and mountains.
According to the 2006 census the population of the Zaragoza was 660,895. But the population of the resident area was figured in 2006 at 833,455 dwellers. The city of Zaragoza is 199 meters higher up from the sea level and establishes a crossway in between Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia and about 300 kilometers from Zaragoza region.
The city of Zaragoza was mostly known by the name of Salduba. Salduba is a Punic name of a punic military post made on the remaining parts of a Celtiberian village in the time of Roman invading. The Zaragoza counted under colonial of Caesaraugusta which is grounded under Augustus in Hispania Citerior.
Zaragoza is connected by fable to the origins of Christianity in Spain. According to fable, in the 1st century, the Mary came along in a miraculous manner to the Saint James the Great who was standing on a pillar. This legend is remembered by a renowned Catholic church named Nuestra Señora del Pilar.
'Las Fiestas del Pilar' is a famous event celebrated on October 12, counted among the major festivals of Zaragoza. Since it occurs simultaneously in the year of 1492 with the breakthrough of the America by Christopher Columbus, the historical day is also widely known and esteemed as El Día de la Hispanidad by all the inhabitants of Spain.
Near the church of the Ebro is the Lonja, the city hall, the La Seo Cathedral, and the remaining of the Roman city wall. Almost very close to this place a tapas zone named El Tubo and a famous nightclub called El Casco Viejo are located.
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