Villanueva de Sigena

Local nameVillanueva de Sigena
LocationAragon, Spain

Villanueva de Sigena or Villanueva de Sijena is a town in the county of Los Monegros, in the northern province of Huesca, in Aragon,. Located near the Alcanadre river, the local economy is primarily agricultural-based.

The Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is located on the outskirts of town. Mount Sigena is a hill of the Sierra de Alcubierre located 5 km to the south.

Villanueva de Sigena is the birthplace of the physician and heterodox theologian, Michael Servetus. Servetus was the discoverer of pulmonary circulation.

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Façade of the house… @ Instituto de Estudios Sijenenses Miguel Servet / Michael Servetus Institute
 

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanueva_de_Sigena

Coordinates 41°42'56.21" N -0°0'32.308" E

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