Botorrita
Place in Aragon, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Botorrita is a municipality of 574 residents located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
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Botorrita | |
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Coordinates: 41°30′54″N 1°1′55.20″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Zaragoza |
Comarca | Zaragoza |
Government | |
• Mayor | José María Castillo Vicente |
Area | |
• Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 498 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Demonym | Botorritanos |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Botorrita is known for the archeological artefacts found there, such as the Botorrita plaques.
The Romans knew it as Contrebia Belaisca (the first probably Celtiberian from *kom- + *treb(h) "the gathering (place)").[2]