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Escandón Pass
The Escandón Pass ( es, Puerto Escandón or ''Puerto de Escandón'') is a mountain pass in Teruel Province, Aragon, Spain. It is located in La Puebla de Valverde municipal term, in the Sierra de Gúdar and Sierra de Javalambre zone, where the Iberian System ranges begin to descend towards the sea. The train station at Escandón Pass is one of the highest in the Iberian Peninsula. Description This pass has been an important communication line between the mountainous Teruel Province region at the southern end of Aragon and the Sagunto area by the Mediterranean Sea since ancient times. Nowadays highways Autovía A-23, A-23, N-234 road (Spain), N-234, as well as the RENFE Sagunto-Zaragoza Railway line go through the Escandón Pass. The vegetation of the surrounding mountains is generally sparse, but there are irregular patches of ''Juniperus thurifera'', the Spanish Juniper tree. History There are remains of Spanish Civil War trench warfare, trenches in the area of the pass from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Puebla De Valverde
La Puebla de Valverde is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 508 inhabitants. This town is located at the feet of the Sierra de Camarena Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin ''serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range ..., Sistema Ibérico. See also * Escandón Pass References External linksLa Puebla de Valverde on Diputación de Teruel Municipalities in the Province of Teruel {{Teruel-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |