municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain
Villanueva de Sigena is a village of about 400 people (2018) in Aragon. The Monastery of Santa María de Sigena is about 5 km south of the village.
Villanueva de Sigena or Villanueva de Sijena is a small village in Los Monegros, in the province of Huesca, autonomous community of Aragon (Spain), near the Alcanadre river.
Villanueva de Sigena is the birthplace of the physician and heterodox theologian, Michael Servetus (1511-1553). Servetus was the discoverer of pulmonary circulation. A museum and interpretation centre is maintained by the Michael Servetus Institute at the old house were Servetus was born, after a major restoration in 2002.
It is possible to travel to Villanueva by bus or car.
The town is small enough to be fully accessible by foot.
There are several free parking spaces around the town.
