Burrén and Burrena, known popularly as ''Las Dos Teticas'', are twin hills in
Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
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Spain
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. They are located in the
Fréscano
Fréscano is a municipality of province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. It is located near the Huecha River, a tributary of the Ebro. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 220 inhabitants. Its postal code is 50562.
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municipal limits, near the road between this town and
Mallén
Mallén is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 3074 inhabitants. Its postal code is 50550.
Mallén is located close to Road N-232 in the Huecha Riv ...
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Burrén has an elevation of and Burrena of above sea level. There are two ancient
Iron Age
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Urnfield culture
The Urnfield culture ( 1300 BC – 750 BC) was a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe, often divided into several local cultures within a broader Urnfield tradition. The name comes from the custom of cremating the dead and p ...
archaeological sites beneath the hills.
Burrén. Parque Arqueológico de la Primera Edad del Hierro en Frescano
/ref> These sites have been declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural
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The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...
'' in the heritage register of the Spanish Ministry of Culture
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These mountains are isolated hills visible from far away in the flat landscape of northern Campo de Borja
Campo de Borja is a ''comarca'' (district) in Aragon, Spain. It is located in the province of Zaragoza, in a transition area between the Iberian System of mountain ranges and the Ebro Valley. Its capital is Borja.
It is a wine-producing comarca, ...
comarca.
See also
*Mountains of Aragon
This is a list of mountains in Aragon, Spain. They include the Aneto, the highest peak in the Pyrenees, as well as the Moncayo, the highest peak in the Sistema Ibérico.
See also
*List of Pyrenean three-thousanders
*Pyrenees
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* Breast-shaped hills
References
External links
Yacimiento arqueológico de Burrén
Burrén y Burrena, las "dos teticas" con historia en Fréscano
Mountains of Aragon
Campo de Borja
Geography of the Province of Zaragoza
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Zaragoza
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