Rincón de Soto
La Rioja
Romance compound. Rincón, from medieval Castilian (probable Arabism from Andalusian Arabic rukn, 'corner, angle'), plus Soto (Latin saltus, 'forest, fluvial grove'), designates 'corner of the grove'.
Riojan town of the Rioja Baja famous for its pears (Protected Designation of Origin Pera de Rincón de Soto since 2005), cultivated in the alluvial meadow of the Ebro. Annual production of 15,000 tonnes with the Conference and Blanquilla varieties.
Evolution of the name
- rukn + saltus Arabic and Latin 8th–12th centuries
- Rincón de Soto medieval Castilian from the 12th century
Reflections, to the letter
Town of four thousand inhabitants. The neoclassical 19th-century parish church of Our Lady of Pilar houses an 18th-century altarpiece. The pear orchards of the surroundings are visitable in bloom (April) and harvest (September).
Glossary
- Arabism
- A word or place name in Castilian, Portuguese or Catalan borrowed from Andalusian Arabic. The Peninsula preserves thousands: aceite, azúcar, almohada, alcázar, azulejo, Guadalquivir, Atalaia, Azofra, Azambuja.
- Rincón de Soto Pear PDO
- Protected geographical indication of fresh pear produced in the alluvial meadows of the Ebro in La Rioja Baja, recognised by the EU in 2005. It comprises two native varieties: Conference (yellow-green, sweet) and Blanquilla (yellow-white, mild). Annual production of 15,000 certified tonnes, distributed among nine municipalities of the Riojan Ebro basin.
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Camino del Ebro