page_title: List of ghost towns by country
section_title: Spain
hierarchical_section_title: List of ghost towns by country / Europe / Spain
caption_attribution_description: Español: Belchite, Aragón, España - Pueblo destruido durante la Guerra Civil española (1937) que no se ha reconstruido como recuerdo a la crueldad de la contienda English: Belchite - Town in Aragon, Spain - Destroyed during the Spanish Civil War (1937), was not rebuild and stayed as monument Deutsch: Belchite, Aragon, Spanien - Schwer Zerstörte Stadt (1937) die als Mahnmal als Ruine gelassen wurde Español: Belchite - Vista general English: Belchite - View of the town
context_page_description: The following is a list of ghost towns, listed by continent, then by country.
context_section_description: Belchite, in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, is one of the most well-known ghost towns in Spain. Before the 1930s, Belchite was a growing city, with many services. As a consequence of the Battle of Belchite, during the Spanish Civil War, the city was totally destroyed. Instead of a reconstruction, Franco decided to keep the ruins of the old town of Belchite intact as a memorial of the battle. As of 1964, the town was totally deserted, the inhabitants having been removed to Belchite Nuevo, on the side of the old town. The ruins, which are not accommodated for tourism, are visited by more than 10,000 tourists annually. It is also a well-known meeting point for Francoist nostalgics, especially Falangists.
  Granadilla, Extremadura
  La Cornudilla, Valencia
  Erillcastell, near El Pont de Suert, Catalonia
  Esperan, near El Pont de Suert, Catalonia
  Jánovas, Fiscal
  Lacort, Fiscal
  Llombai in the Vall de Gallinera, Alacant
  Ochate, Condado de Treviño, Burgos, Castille and Leon
  Peranera, near El Pont de Suert, Catalonia
  Pernui in Sort, Lleida, Catalonia
  Viuet, near El Pont de Suert, Catalonia
caption: Belchite, Spain
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