Híjar River
The Híjar river or The Híjar is a river in northern Spain whose waters give rise to the Ebro River. This was accredited as early as 1862 by Pedro Antonio de Mesa in the first known hydrogeographic survey.
- River
- …lies at an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 feet)
- …is also known as “Río Hijar”
- Description: river in Spain
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Mary Major and Ebro River Visitor Center.
Ebro River Visitor Center
Tourism office
Ebro River Visitor Center is a tourism office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villacantid and Fontibre.
Fontibre
Hamlet
Fontibre is a locality of the municipality Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, in Cantabria.
Híjar River
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Latitude
43.00287° or 43° 0′ 10″ north
Longitude
-4.1967° or 4° 11′ 48″ west
Open location code
8CMQ2R33+48
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Híjar River” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Híjar ibaia”
- Basque: “Híjar”
- Cebuano: “Río Híjar”
- Dutch: “Híjar”
- Esperanto: “Híjar (rivero)”
- Esperanto: “Híjar”
- Russian: “Ихар”
- Spanish: “Hijar”
- Spanish: “Híjar”
- Spanish: “Rio Hijar”
- Spanish: “Rio Híjar”
- Spanish: “río Híjar”
- Spanish: “Río Híjar”
- Spanish: “Valle del hijar”
- Spanish: “Valle del Híjar”
- Spanish: “Virgen del Abra”
- Swedish: “Río Híjar”
- Welsh: “Afon Híjar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Robledal de Villacantid and Los Cagigales.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cementerio de Villacantid and Iglesia de San Pedro.
Cantabria: Highlights
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