Castejón
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Toponym derived from the Latin castellionem, augmentative of castellum ('castle, fort'), designating 'large castle' or 'major fortress'. Common compositional pattern in Castilian and Aragonese toponymy with dozens of derivatives.
Evolution of the name
- castellionem late Latin 5th–9th centuries
- Castejón medieval Aragonese-Navarrese from the 12th century
Reflections, to the letter
The name says castle, and the castle is in plain sight: between the industrial sheds and the Ebro rises the hill of El Castillo, a double-walled Celtiberian stronghold leaning over the river. No tower still points at the sky, but the fortified knoll endures, and from its Romance name, castellionem, 'great castle', the whole town took its own.
Glossary
- Castejón Railway Junction
- Historical railway crossing of the northern peninsula established between 1859 and 1880 with the convergence of four lines: Madrid-Zaragoza (1859), Zaragoza-Pamplona-Hendaye (1860), Castejón-Logroño-Bilbao (1864) and Castejón-Soria (1892). Its strategic importance earned it the role of military logistics centre in the Carlist Wars and the Spanish Civil War. It maintains mixed railway activity of passengers and merchandise.
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Camino del Ebro