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Montaña Palentina
Montaña Palentina is a Comarcas of Spain, comarca in the province of Palencia, in Castile and León, in Spain. It is the sub-provincial division used by the in its publications, although it does not correspond to the natural comarca, as it does not include , in the east. It has a population of 20,968 inhabitants. Aguilar de Campoo is the most populated urban area, with around 6,806 inhabitants. Geography The comarca of Montaña is geographically unified due to its rugged nature, although traditionally communications have not been easy between the different sectors for the same reason. The name refers to its belonging to an administrative unit, the province of Palencia, although the great distance from the capital and the difference with the rest of the regions of this province make it a singular unit. Montaña Palentina has a natural environment of great environmental and scenic quality that is preserved, in a large part of the surface, under three figures of protection: Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comarcas Of The Province Of Palencia
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a March (territory), "march, mark", plus the prefix ''co''-, meaning "together, jointly". The ''comarca'' is known in Aragonese language, Aragonese as ''redolada'' () and in Basque language, Basque as ''eskualde'' (). In addition, in Galician language, Galician, ''comarcas'' are also called ''bisbarras'' (). Although the English word "county" and its near synonym "shire" have similar meanings, they are usually translated into Spanish and Portuguese as ''condado'', a term which in the Iberian Peninsula refers only to regions historically ruled by a ''conde'' (count or earl). However, "comarca" is occasionally used such as in the :es:comarca, Spanish Wikipedia entry for ''comarca'' and some translations of ''The Lord of the Rings'' (see below). Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
