The Ulla (''río Ulla'' in
Galician and
Spanish
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) is a river in
Galicia,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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Its source is sometimes given as
Antas de Ulla
Antas de Ulla (), is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It begins in the territory of the Ulla river, which marks the boundaries of the municipality with the neighboring municipalities of Monterroso and Palas de Rey, municip ...
and sometimes the neighbouring municipality of
Monterroso
Monterroso is a municipality in Lugo province in Galicia in north-west Spain.
History
Monterroso was the seat of an important '' tenencia'' in medieval Galicia. Among its known tenants were:
*Suero Vermúdez (''c''.1100)
*Gutierre Vermúdez (1 ...
. It flows to
Ría de Arosa
A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.
Definitions
Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they c ...
.
Its basin is the largest in Galicia after the
Minho River
The Minho ( , ) or Miño ( , , ; cel-x-proto, Miniu) is the longest river in Galicia, sharing the border with Portugal, with a length of . By discharge, it is the fourth river of the Iberian peninsula, after the Douro, Ebro, and Tagus.
The Mi ...
. Tributaries include the rivers Deza and
Arnego
The Arnego River is a river in the province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. It is a tributary of the Ulla.
Etymology
According to E. Bascuas, "Arnego", registered already as ''Arnego'' in 853, would derive from a form ''*Arnaikom'' or ''*A ...
.
The river is also valued by archaeologists owing to the large number of artifacts, dating as far back as the
Neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...
, discovered here. The outlet of the Ulla River and the mouth of the estuary, called Ría de Arousa, are the two sites where archaeologists have discovered remains consistently. Rock carvings have been discovered here. The Ulla River is also important because it is the river in the northwest of the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
**
* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
**
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
to produce a large number of watery hoards, which were discovered in its lower reaches and its mouth.
Etymology
According to
E. Bascuas, "Ulla" is a form belonging to the
old European hydronymy
Old European (german: Alteuropäisch) is the term used by Hans Krahe (1964) for the language of the oldest reconstructed stratum of European hydronymy (river names) in Central and Western Europe.Hans Krahe, ''Unsere ältesten Flussnamen'', Wiesbad ...
, and derived from the
Indoeuropean root ''*wel-'' 'wheel, rotate'. This toponym is registered in 906 as "''(fluvius) Volia''", which had derived from a previous form ''*Wulia''.
[Cf. p. 541 of "La Hidronimia de Galicia: tres estratos ..". http://www.mondonedoferrol.org/estudios-mindonienses/MINDONIENSES%2024%20 rotegidopdf]
See also
*
List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
*
Rivers of Galicia The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, althou ...
References
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Galicia (Spain)
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