Huéscar

Huéscar
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Huéscar
Huéscar Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°48′N 2°32′W / 37.800°N 2.533°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Comarca de Huéscar
Judicial district	Huéscar
Government
• Mayor	Agustín Gallego Chillón
Area
• Total	468 km^2 (181 sq mi)
Elevation	953 m (3,127 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	8,232
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Oscenses
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	18830
Dialing code	(+34) 958
Website	Official website

Huéscar (Latin: Osca) is a municipality of the province of Granada, Spain.

History

When the Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Rome, Osca was a town of the Turdetani, and incorporated into the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.^[1] However, purportedly ancient coins from this town are not genuine.^[2]

Between 1809 and 1981, Huéscar was at war with Denmark, as a result of the Napoleonic wars over Spain, where Denmark supported the French Empire. This official declaration of war was forgotten until it was discovered by a local historian in 1981, followed by the signing of a peace treaty on 11 November 1981 by the city mayor and the Ambassador of Denmark. Not a single shot was fired during the 172 years of war, and nobody was killed or injured.^[3][4]

Main sights

The main landmark is the Collegiate Church of St. Mary the Major, designed by Diego de Siloé in the 16th century.

Sister cities

Huéscar is twinned with:

• Kolding, Denmark, since 1982

See also

• Duke of Huéscar

References

1. Ptolemy ii. 4. § 12; Pliny ii. 1. s. 3.
2. Florez, Med.,; Sestini, p. 78; Théodore Edme Mionnet, i. p. 43, Suppl. i. p. 40; Sestini, p. 78.
3. "Ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark".
4. http://www.huescar.org/efe_dinamarca.html

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.