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Morant González, MarylandAuthorAlonso-Monasterio Fernandez, PauAuthorViñals Blasco, Mª JoséAuthorTeruel Serrano, Mª DoloresAuthor

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October 10, 2024
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POTENTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE TEMPLAR CASTLE OF MONZON IN HUESCA, SPAIN AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION

Publicated to: WIT Transactions on the Built Environment. 143 (0): 163-172 - 2014-01-01 143(0), DOI: 10.2495/DSHF140141

Authors:

Morant González, Maryland; Alonso-Monasterio Fernandez, Pau; Viñals Blasco, Mª José; Teruel Serrano, Mª Dolores
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Affiliations

Department of Economics and Social Sciences; Universitat Politècnica de València; Spain - Author

Abstract

The Monzón castle is a historical fortress located in the Huesca province in Aragón, Spain. A tower, which was constructed by the Moors during the 10th century, was expanded into the castle by the monarchs of Aragón in 1089. After 1143, the castle was inhabited by the Knights Templar. The soldier-monks transformed the castle into a convent with military Cistercian buildings that included walls, tower, stables, etc. The future King of Aragón, James I "the Conqueror", received his primary education at the castle. It was designated as a National Monument in 1949. Recently, the castle was included in the Spanish "Domus Templi" route along the Ebro River and the Mediterranean coast, which links the five magnificent Templar castles of Monzón, Gardeny, Miravet, Tortosa and Peñíscola. The master plan prepared to ensure the preservation of the Monzón castle includes proposals to enhance its potential for tourism. The present paper presents the key proposals for the tourism enhancement of the castle and its surroundings that were developed in the master plan. The proposals focus on the site's architectural heritage, surrounding landscape, and ethnographic elements as well as existing services, infrastructure and facilities. The results of this analysis provide information regarding the castle's potential as a tourist attraction and identify urgent issues that must be addressed if the site is to become a marketable tourism product. © 2014 WIT Press.
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Keywords

AragónArchitectural acousticsArchitectural heritageBuildingCultural tourismDefence heritageEthnicityHeritage tourismHuesca [aragon]Mediterranean coastsMonumentPotential analysisPreservationPrimary educationSpainTemplar castleTourist attractionTourist attractions

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal WIT Transactions on the Built Environment due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Architecture.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-07:

  • Scopus: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-07:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 15 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/60207
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Morant González, Maryland) and Last Author (Teruel Serrano, Mª Dolores).

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