La Tierra de La Bañeza is a Leonese
comarca or
historical region whose capital is the city of
La Bañeza.
Minor comarcas
La Tierra de La Bañeza has four minor comarcas:
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- La
Vega del Órbigo-Tuerto, including
La Bañeza, three municipalities located on the banks of the
Tuerto River,
Riego de la Vega,
Santa María de la Isla and
Soto de la Vega in the north, and two municipalities located on the banks of the
Órbigo River,
Cebrones del Río and
Regueras de Arriba, in the south
-
La Valduerna, the valley of
Duerna River, with the following municipalities:
Castrillo de la Valduerna,
Destriana,
Palacios de la Valduerna and
Villamontán de la Valduerna.
- The comarca of
Valdejamuz with the following municipalities:
Alija del Infantado,
Quintana del Marco,
Quintana y Congosto and
Santa Elena de Jamuz;
- La
Valdería, the valley of
Eria River, with the following municipalities:
Castrocalbón,
Castrocontrigo and
San Esteban de Nogales.
See also
Bibliography
- María Teresa del Río López, Valentín Cabero Diéguez (1997). La provincia de León y sus comarcas, Volumen XVIII; Tierra de La Bañeza. Diario de León.
References
External links
42°19′N 5°53′W / 42.317°N 5.883°W / 42.317; -5.883