Piedra
The Piedra is a river in the Iberian System area, Spain. It is a tributary of the river Jalón. The waters have a high concentration of calcium carbonate which is deposited on plant life near the source, giving the river its name Río Piedra, which means 'stone river' in English.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Spain
- Also known as: “Piedra river” and “Piedra River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nuévalos and Ibdes.
Nuévalos
Village
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Nuévalos is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 384 inhabitants.
Ibdes
Village
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Ibdes is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality has a population of 541 inhabitants. Ibdes is situated 4 km northwest of Piedra.
Piedra
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Welsh—“Piedra” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Río Piedra”
- Catalan: “Riu Piedra”
- Catalan: “Riu San Nicolas”
- Cebuano: “Río Piedra”
- Chinese: “彼德拉河”
- Dutch: “Piedra”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيدرا”
- Esperanto: “Piedra”
- French: “affluent du Jalón dans le bassin de l’Èbre.”
- French: “Piedra”
- Irish: “Abhainn Piedra”
- Japanese: “ピエドラ川”
- Russian: “Педра”
- Russian: “Пьедра”
- Slovenian: “Piedra”
- Slovenian: “reka Piedra”
- Slovenian: “río Piedra”
- Spanish: “Piedra”
- Spanish: “Río de San Nicolás del Congosto”
- Spanish: “Rio de San Nicolas”
- Spanish: “Río de San Nicolás”
- Spanish: “Rio Piedra”
- Spanish: “río Piedra”
- Spanish: “Río Piedra”
- Swedish: “Río Piedra”
- Welsh: “Afon Piedra”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monasterio de Piedra and Mesa.
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