Aýna, Albacete Explained

Aýna
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castilla–La Mancha
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Albacete
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Sierra del Segura
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Hellín
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:02125
Population Demonym:Aýniegos

Aýna[1] (pronounced as /es/) is a small village and municipality in the southern region of the province of Albacete, in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is a popular summer vacation destination due to its pleasant scenery and climate. It has a population of over 900 inhabitants, which has declined between 1950 and 2000. Aýna is referred to as "Manchegan Switzerland" due to its location between two mountain ranges.

Name

The name of Aýna is derived from the Arabic meaning or .[1] The spelling of the town preserves an archaic use of the letter (y), which was common in Old Castilian. Although the historic spelling used the letter (y),[1] the modern spelling contains an accent to indicate the (a) and (ý) belong to different syllables rather than forming a diphthong.[1] [2] The spelling is notable for having one of the only Spanish language use of the character (ý).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: La Tribuna de Albacete. 13 January 2011. Aýna, un pueblo con acento. Aýna, a village with an accent. es. 2 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062150/http://www.latribunadealbacete.es/noticia.cfm/Opini%C3%B3n/20110113/a%C3%BDna/pueblo/acento/D85E388A-02BA-80A7-29B6F349ABF404ED. 27 February 2017. dead.
  2. RAEinforma. 1187039874882379777. ¿La «y» se tilda en algún caso?. es. October 23, 2019. Can the letter "y" ever have an accent?.