HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

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 ...
,
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
. 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. Histor ...
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 ...
. Burrén has an elevation of and Burrena of above sea level. There are two ancient
Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
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 A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. 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 The Ministry of Culture and Sport (MCD) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of the Spanish historical heritage, national museums, art, books, reading and literary creation, of ...
. 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 *Pre-Pyrenee ...
* Breast-shaped hills


References


External links


Yacimiento arqueológico de BurrénBurrén 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 {{Zaragoza-geo-stub