Arlanza (river)
| Río Arlanza | ||
.jpg) Río Arlanza near Palenzuela |
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| Data | ||
| location | Castile and Leon , Spain | |
| River system | Duero | |
| Drain over | Río Arlanzón → Pisuerga → Duero → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source |
Quintanar de la Sierra 42 ° 1 ′ 33 " N , 3 ° 0 ′ 36" W. |
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| Source height | 1280 msnm | |
| muzzle | in the Río Arlanzón coordinates: 42 ° 6 ′ 30 " N , 4 ° 9 ′ 56" W 42 ° 6 ′ 30 " N , 4 ° 9 ′ 56" W. |
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| Mouth height | 752 msnm | |
| Height difference | 528 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.1 ‰ | |
| length | 172 km | |
| Catchment area | 5213 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
28 m³ / s |
The approximately 172 km long Río Arlanza is a left tributary of the Arlanzón . It rises in the Sierra de la Demanda northeast of the village of Quintanar de la Sierra in Castile .
course
The Río Arlanza flows mainly in a westerly direction and passes several historical places in Castile - including Castrovido , Salas de los Infantes , Barbadillo del Mercado , Covarrubias , Lerma and Tordómar . At Palenzuela it finally flows into the Arlanzón.
Attractions
In addition to the historical places with their churches (iglesias) and palaces (palacios) , several stone bridges (puentes) from the Middle Ages or early modern times are particularly interesting.
Wine region
The river is the namesake of the Spanish wine-growing region Arlanza with around 410 hectares of vineyards , which is managed by 12 bodegas that produce around 600,000 liters of wine annually.
Web links
- Headwaters of the Río Arlanza - video
- Rivers in the catchment area (cuenca) of the Duero - data and facts (Spanish)
annotation
- ↑ In more recent maps and articles, the shorter and generally smaller Arlanzón flows into the Arlanza.