# Belchite

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Municipality in Aragon, Spain

Belchite Belchit Municipality The modern town Flag Coat of arms Belchite Location in Spain Coordinates: 41°18′23″N 0°45′15″W / 41.30639°N 0.75417°W / 41.30639; -0.75417 Country Spain Autonomous community Aragon Province Zaragoza Comarca Campo de Belchite Judicial district Zaragoza Government • Mayor Angeles Ortiz Álvarez (PSOE) Area • Total 273.7 km2 (105.7 sq mi) Elevation 440 m (1,440 ft) Population (2025-01-01)[1] • Total 1,495 • Density 5.462/km2 (14.15/sq mi) Demonym Belchitanos Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 50130 Dialing code 976 Climate BSk

**Belchite** ([Aragonese](/source/Aragonese_language): *Belchit*) is a municipality and town in the [province of Zaragoza](/source/Province_of_Zaragoza), Spain, about 40 km southeast of [Zaragoza](/source/Zaragoza). It is the capital of [Campo de Belchite](/source/Campo_de_Belchite) *comarca* (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is [Lobo](/source/Lobo_Hill).

In 1122, [Alfonso the Battler](/source/Alfonso_the_Battler) founded the [Confraternity of Belchite](/source/Confraternity_of_Belchite) to defend the frontier between the Christian kingdoms and [al-Andalus](/source/Al-Andalus). On 15 June 1809, during the [Peninsular War](/source/Peninsular_War) French and Spanish forces fought in the [Battle of María](/source/Battle_of_Mar%C3%ADa) near the town. Between 24 August and 7 September 1937, during the [Spanish Civil War](/source/Spanish_Civil_War), loyalist [Spanish Republican](/source/Second_Spanish_Republic) forces fought [Francisco Franco](/source/Francisco_Franco)'s rebel forces in the [Battle of Belchite](/source/Battle_of_Belchite_(1937)) in and around the town. After 1939, a new town was built near the ruins of the old one, which remains a [ghost town](/source/Ghost_town) as a memorial to the war.

Ruins of the former town of Belchite

The ruins of the old village have been used as a filming location in films including [Terry Gilliam](/source/Terry_Gilliam)'s 1988 film *[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen](/source/The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen)* and [Guillermo del Toro](/source/Guillermo_del_Toro)'s *[Pan's Labyrinth](/source/Pan's_Labyrinth)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It also appeared as a location in season 3 of *[The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon](/source/The_Walking_Dead%3A_Daryl_Dixon)* with part of an episode taking place in the ruins.

## See also

- [List of municipalities in Zaragoza](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Zaragoza)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). ["Municipal Register of Spain of 2025"](https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/index.htm?padre=525).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Belchite](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Belchite).

- [Belchite visitor and historical information](http://www.uniquespain.com/belchite.html) (in English)

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