Pina de Ebro
ZaragozaAragón
Pre-Roman toponym. The hypothesis with most support derives it from an Iberian base *pin- or *pina- of orographic value ('crag, isolated height'), description of the limestone hill on which the historical centre sits.
Aragonese town founded on previous Iberian settlement. Reconquered by Alfonso I in 1118 and endowed with charter. The centenary juniper of the municipal term, inscribed as Natural Monument in 2010, is 1,300 years old (dated by dendrochronology) and is one of the oldest living trees in Spain.
Evolution of the name
- *pina- Iberian before the 3rd century BC
- Pina de Ebro medieval Aragonese from the 12th century
Glossary
- Carta puebla
- A medieval legal document by which a lord or king founded a new settlement, granting privileges and exemptions in exchange for occupying and defending the territory.
- Pina juniper
- Singular specimen of Spanish juniper (Juniperus thurifera) in the municipal term of Pina de Ebro (Zaragoza), declared a Natural Monument in 2010. Dated by dendrochronology to 1,300 years (germination around the year 720), it is one of the oldest documented living trees in Spain. It measures 12 metres in height and 5.5 in trunk perimeter.
- 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