Botorrita

Botorrita
Botorrita
location in Spain.
Botorrita
Botorrita (Spain)
Botorrita
Botorrita (Europe)
Coordinates: 41°30′54″N 1°1′55.20″W / 41.51500°N 1.0320000°W / 41.51500; -1.0320000
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceZaragoza
ComarcaZaragoza
Government
  MayorJosé María Castillo Vicente
Area
  Total
19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation
394 m (1,293 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
498
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymBotorritanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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)").