The Záncara is a 168 km long river in
Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is a tributary to the
Guadiana
The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the e ...
. Its source is near the village
Abia de la Obispalía
Abia de la Obispalía is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 61 as of 2020.
A prestigious late Bronze Age hoard of gold jewellery was found in a cave near the village in the early twentieth century. Kno ...
, west of
Cuenca, in the
Iberian System
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. The Záncara flows southwest, along the town of
Socuéllamos
Socuéllamos is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. It is famous for its wines. The abandoned town of Torre de Vejezate is located within Socuéllamos municipal term.
History
Juan Osór ...
. Its main tributaries are the
Rus
Rus or RUS may refer to:
People and places
* Rus (surname), a Romanian-language surname
* East Slavic historical territories and peoples (). See Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia
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,
Saona
Saona Island ( es, Isla Saona) is a 110 square kilometer tropical island located off the south-east coast in Dominican Republic's La Altagracia province. It is a government-protected nature reserve and is part of '' Parque Nacional Cotubanamá''.
...
and
Córcoles.
It flows into the
Cigüela
The Cigüela or Gigüela is a 225 km long river in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, tributary to the Guadiana. Its source is near the village Puerto de Cabrejas, Iberian System, Cuenca Province. The Cigüela along with the Záncara, its main tribu ...
from the left near the
Ojos del Guadiana,
Villarrubia de los Ojos
Villarrubia de los Ojos is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 281.86 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 9,762.
Geography ...
municipal term. There are authors though that claim that it is the Cigüela that flows into the Záncara.
[ALMAGRO COSTA, Juan, 2006. ''Las huellas del Guadiana'' Org. Auton. Parques Nacionales. MMA. ]
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 ...
References
External links
Confederación hidrográfica del Guadiana
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Castilla–La Mancha
Guadiana
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