Gallur
ZaragozaAragón
Pre-Roman toponym of probable Celtiberian filiation. The hypothesis with most support derives it from the Celtic compound *gall-uri- ('settlement of the Gauls' or 'water of the Gauls'), reference to a minor Celtic settlement of the Ebro valley.
Aragonese town founded on previous Celtiberian settlement. Reconquered by Alfonso I in 1119. Historical railway junction of the middle Ebro from 1862 (Madrid-Zaragoza line) and sugar centre from the 19th to 20th centuries due to the beet exploitations of the valley.
Evolution of the name
- *gall-uri- Celtic pre-Roman before the 3rd century BC
- Gallur medieval Aragonese from the 12th century
Glossary
- Aragonese sugar industry
- Set of sugar factories of the middle Ebro valley (Gallur, Tudela, Casetas, Marcilla, Tarazona) that between 1880 and 1990 processed the beet cultivated in the irrigated meadows. Estimated annual production of 200,000 tonnes of sugar at its peak (1950-1970). The staggered closure from 1990 marked the end of the major agri-food industry of rural Aragón.
- Pre-Roman
- Prior to the Romanisation of the Iberian peninsula (3rd century BC); applied to toponyms, linguistic roots and populations.
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Camino del Ebro