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.Photo: PinoEfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: River
- Description: river in Spain
- Also known as: “Hijar River” and “Río Hijar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Mary Major and Ebro River Visitor Center.
Ebro River Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ebro River Visitor Center is a tourism office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villacantid and Fontibre.
Fontibre
Hamlet
Photo: Esv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontibre is a locality of the municipality Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, in Cantabria. It is located 3 km from Reinosa. The source of the Ebro River is located in Fontibre. The name derives from the Latin words Fontes Iberis, meaning "Springs of Iberia".
Híjar River
- Categories: subterranean river, watercourse, and body of water
- Location: Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.00287° or 43° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.1967° or 4° 11′ 48″ westElevation
845 metres (2,772 feet)Open location code
8CMQ2R33+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 46153739OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
3120762Wikidata ID
Q1100682
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Satellite Map
Discover Híjar River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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.
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