Botorrita

Botorrita is a municipality of 574 residents located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

Botorrita
Botorrita
location in Spain.
Botorrita
Botorrita (Spain)
Botorrita
Botorrita (Europe)
Coordinates: 41°30′54″N 1°1′55.20″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaZaragoza
Government
  MayorJosé María Castillo Vicente
Area
  Total19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total498
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymBotorritanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Botorrita is known for the archeological artefacts found there, such as the Botorrita plaques.

The Romans knew it as Contrebia Belaisca (the first probably Celtiberian from *kom- + *treb(h) "the gathering (place)").

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