The Órbigo River is a river in the provinces of León and Zamora, Spain. It begins at the convergence of the Luna River and the Omaña River in the village of Secarejo, in the Cimanes del Tejar municipality. Decades ago, that confluence was some km. before, in the town of Santiago del Molinillo. It flows from north to south through the province of León and ultimately flows into the Esla River below Benavente.
How the river came to have this name is not known. According to the linguist E. Bascuas, the toponym Órbigo, would come from a Paleo-European hydronymic theme *urw-, derived from the Indo-European root *er- 'flow, move', with a hydronymic meaning. The first mention is from Hydatius "Ad fluvium nomine Urbicum".[1] The name could also have Vasque roots, from the words "Ur" (water) and "Bi" (two). There exists a theory that the river now called the Luna should be the real start of the Órbigo. Although it was the same river, in the times of the Conde Luna, it was ordered to change that name of the river so that the part in the county would have its name.
Special tributary: Presa Cerrajera, which splits from the Órbigo and later flows into it again
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In 1433 on this spot—the bridge over the river Órbigo—Suero de Quiñones and ten of his knights challenged all comers to a Pas d'Armes, promising to "break 300 lances" before moving on.
Órbigo, river, river, provinces, león, zamora, spain, begins, convergence, luna, river, omaña, river, village, secarejo, cimanes, tejar, municipality, decades, that, confluence, some, before, town, santiago, molinillo, flows, from, north, south, through, provi. The orbigo River is a river in the provinces of Leon and Zamora Spain It begins at the convergence of the Luna River and the Omana River in the village of Secarejo in the Cimanes del Tejar municipality Decades ago that confluence was some km before in the town of Santiago del Molinillo It flows from north to south through the province of Leon and ultimately flows into the Esla River below Benavente orbigoLatin UrbicusThe union of the rivers Luna and Omana at this point form the orbigo riverLocationCountrySpainPhysical characteristicsSourceUnion of the rivers Luna and Omana locationSecarejo Cimanes del Tejar Ribera del orbigo Leon Castile and Leon Spain elevation902 m 2 959 ft MouthEsla river locationSanta Colomba de las Monjas Benavente y Valles Zamora Castile and Leon Spain elevation702 m 2 303 ft Length162 km 101 mi Basin size4 995 km2 1 929 sq mi Discharge locationmouth average38 81 m3 s 1 371 cu ft s Basin featuresTributaries rightDuerna Tuerto Jamuz and EriaHow the river came to have this name is not known According to the linguist E Bascuas the toponym orbigo would come from a Paleo European hydronymic theme urw derived from the Indo European root er flow move with a hydronymic meaning The first mention is from Hydatius Ad fluvium nomine Urbicum 1 The name could also have Vasque roots from the words Ur water and Bi two There exists a theory that the river now called the Luna should be the real start of the orbigo Although it was the same river in the times of the Conde Luna it was ordered to change that name of the river so that the part in the county would have its name Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesTributaries editDuerna Tuerto Jamuz Eria Special tributary Presa Cerrajera which splits from the orbigo and later flows into it againGallery edit nbsp In 1433 on this spot the bridge over the river orbigo Suero de Quinones and ten of his knights challenged all comers to a Pas d Armes promising to break 300 lances before moving on nbsp Medieval bridge over the orbigo River in Hospital de orbigo Leon nbsp orbigo river watershed nbsp Another view of the union of the Luna and Omana rivers forming the orbigo See also editList of rivers of SpainReferences edit Edelmiro Bascuas Hidronimia y lexico de origen paleoeuropeo en Galicia pag 114 41 59 23 62 N 5 42 23 58 W 41 9898944 N 5 7065500 W 41 9898944 5 7065500 This article related to a river in Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title orbigo amp oldid 1171632605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
