
The Arlanza River rises in the
Sierra de la Demanda, near
Quintanar de la Sierra in an area known as Fuente Sanza. As it flows through the
province
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of
Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
,
Spain
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, it passes through the municipalities of
Castrovido,
Salas de los Infantes,
Covarrubias and
Lerma, broadly east to west roughly parallel to and north of the
River Duero.
Its main tributary is the
River Arlanzón
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that joins near
Quintana del Puente shortly before the Arlanza itself joins River
Pisuerga
The Pisuerga is a river in northern Spain, the Duero's second largest tributary. It rises in the Cantabrian Mountains in the province of Palencia, autonomous region of Castile and León.
Its traditional source is called Fuente Cobre, but it has ...
which in turn joins the Duero.
It gives its name to the
Arlanza wine region, a Spanish
Denominación de Origen
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* Catalan: ().
* ().
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.
See also
*
Rubagón
References
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Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Burgos
Rivers of Palencia
Tributaries of the Pisuerga