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The Arlanza River rises in the
The Arlanza River rises in the Sierra de la Demanda
Sierra de la Demanda is a mountain sub-range situated in the northern Iberian Peninsula.
The Sierra de la Demanda area provides the habitat for '' Lissotriton helveticus punctillatus'' (Schmidtler 1970), a subspecies of the palmate newt.
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, near Quintanar de la Sierra in an area known as Fuente Sanza. As it flows through the province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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
Salas de los Infantes is a municipality and city in Burgos province between La Rioja, Soria and Burgos city in Spain. It is hilly with many foothills and mountains. The mountain range Sierra de la Demanda with the black lagoon, La Laguna Negra, ...
, 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
Quintana del Puente is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain.
According to the 2004 census
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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
In Spain and Latin America, the (; )In other languages of Spain:
* Catalan: ().
* ().
* (). is part of a regulatory geographical indication system used primarily for foodstuffs such as cheeses, condiments, honey, and meats, among others. ...
.
See also
*Rubagón
The Rubagón is a river that runs entirely through the province of Palencia, in the eastern part of the Montaña Palentina, in Spain.
Route
The Rubagón rises in the Sierra de Híjar, between the peaks of El Cueto and Valdecebollas, and flows ...
References
{{coord, 42, 1, 51.03, N, 3, 35, 40.36, W, source:cawiki_region:ES_type:river, display=title Rivers of Spain Rivers of Burgos Rivers of Palencia Tributaries of the Pisuerga