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Place in Aragon, Spain
Panticosa Pandicosa (Aragonese)
Coat of arms of PanticosaCoat of arms
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Coordinates: 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 km (37.0 sq mi)
Elevation1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Population
 • Total786
 • Density8.2/km (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Panticosa (in Aragonese: Pandicosa) 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 everything from liver diseases to herpes.

Its Belle Époque spa buildings are well kept and still in use.

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References

  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.
Municipalities of Alto Gállego
Aragon
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Municipalities in the province of Huesca
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