La Puebla De Híjar
This town was the starting point of an abandoned railway line known as "Ferrocarril del Val de Zafán", to Alcañiz, Tortosa and eventually Sant Carles de la Ràpita. Construction work began in 1891, but the last stretch between Tortosa and Sant Carles de la Ràpita was never completed before the line was abandoned.
Politics
The mayor of La Puebla de Híjar is Ms. Juana María Barreras, of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español.
The Partido Socialista Obrero Español has 5 councillors in the town's ayuntamiento, Izquierda Unida has 2, and the Partido Popular has 2.
In the 2004 Spanish General Election the Partido Socialista Obrero Español got 46.0% of the vote in La Puebla de Híjar, the Partido Popular got 31.1%, Izquierda Unida got 12.5%, the Chunta Aragonesista, 6.9% and the Partido Aragonés, 2.7%.
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ La construcción del Ferrocarril de Val de Zafán a Sant Carles de la Ràpita entre 1880 y 1906 Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Historia de la línea de La Puebla de Híjar-Alcañiz-Tortosa-Sant Carles de la Ràpita Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Página web de La Puebla de Híjar
- Ruta del Tambor y del Bombo
- Foro de La Puebla de Híjar
- Pertenece a la Comarca del Bajo Martín
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