Ribera del Duero (comarca) explained

Ribera del Duero
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1: Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Burgos
Seat Type:Capital
Seat: Aranda de Duero
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Aranda de Duero
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Dialing code

The Ribera del Duero is a comarca or district 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 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 comarca, south by the Province of Segovia, on the east by the province of Valladolid and on the west by the Sierra de la Demanda comarca 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 river 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

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