Arlanza (comarca)

Arlanza
Comarca
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Capital Lerma
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Lerma

Comarca del Arlanza is a comarca located south-east of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north by the Odra-Pisuerga and the Alfoz de Burgos, south by the Ribera del Duero, on the east by the province of Palencia and west by the Sierra de la Demanda.

Administrative Entities

The comarca capital is Lerma.

Municipalities (44)[1]

Geography

The waters of the river Arlanza, rising in the pines forest of Quintanar de la Sierra, running from east to west because the land falls from heights such as Peñas de Cervera (Mount Valdosa, 1412 m) and the mountain range The Mamblas (1372 m) to the border with Palencia, give name to the comarca.

History

Ducal Palace of Lerma

The Arlanza zone was repopulated mainly by Astur, Cantabri, Visigothic and Mozarab peoples in the mid-ninth century, after the border of the County of Castile and the Kingdom of Córdoba reached the river Duero.

See also

Comarcas of the province of Burgos.
  Arlanza
  Ebro

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the number of minor local entities from each municipality

External links

Coordinates: 42°02′50″N 3°43′20″W / 42.0471°N 3.7222°W / 42.0471; -3.7222

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