Cadrete

Cadrete
Cadrete
Cadrete
Cadrete
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
Area
 • Total
8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
4,688
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Cadrete is a small town in north-east Spain, close to Zaragoza. It is notable for its Muslim castle, Mudejar Church and famous Cardoons. More recently, a massive wind-turbine has been installed less than 300 metres from the village, producing several landscape damages and high noise rates for the town's inhabitants.

History

Cadrete (Qadrit in Arabic) was founded as a Moorish settlement within Al-Andalus. The Moors built a fortress on top of a steep hill around which the medieval town developed. The old mosque was later converted into a Moorish-style church during the period of the Reconquest.

See also

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  • Media related to Cadrete at Wikimedia Commons