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.Photo: Fev, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Spain
- Also known as: “Piedra river” and “Piedra River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monasterio de Piedra and Nuévalos.
Monasterio de Piedra
Hamlet
Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monasterio de Piedra is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System mountain ranges, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1194 by Alfonso II of Aragon, with thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra River, and was dedicated to St.
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”
- Armenian: “Պիեդրա”
- 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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Notable Places Nearby
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