Ribera del Duero (comarca)

Ribera del Duero
Comarca
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Capital Aranda de Duero
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Aranda de Duero

The Ribera del Duero is a comarca located at the southern tip of the province of Burgos, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. The capital of the Ribera del Duero comarca or district is the town of Aranda de Duero.

The Ribera del Duero comarca or district slightly overlaps the Ribera del Duero D.O. wine region but only in the province of Burgos. The Ribera del Duero D.O. wine region stretches about 115km along "the banks of the river Duero" touching the provinces of Soria, Burgos, Segovia and Valladolid. It is bounded on the north by Arlanza shire, south on Province of Segovia, on the east by the province of Valladolid and west the Sierra de la Demanda shire and the province of Soria.

There are about 68 towns and villages (mostly villages) in the Ribera del Duero comarca.

History

Ribera del Duero was repopulated mainly by Astur, Cantabri, Visigothic, ... origins and Mozarab after the border of Castile County and the kingdom of Cordoba reach the riber Duero.

Geography

The waters of the river Duero run from east to west all the shire.

Towns & Villages in the Ribera del Duero comarca/district

See also

Shires of the province of Burgos.
  Ribera del Duero
  Ebro

Coordinates: 41°42′17″N 3°43′35″W / 41.70472°N 3.72639°W / 41.70472; -3.72639

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