Cebrones del rio
Cebrones del Río is a Spanish municipality and place in the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León. It has two districts: San Martín de Torres and San Juan de Torres, and its population is 437 inhabitants (INE 2022).
Its name comes from the abundance of zebras in these lands during the Middle Ages.
Toponymy
The place name Cebrones has been associated with two possible etymologies. On the one hand, there are the linguists who associate it with Mozarabic anthroponymy, derived from the agricultural possessions that arose from the settlement of members of the Berber family of Sabrun ibn Sahib. On the other hand, there are those who associate its name with the brain. or with holly, placing his name among the more than a hundred place names in the Iberian Peninsula, such as Acebrón, Acibreira, Azibral, Azibreira, Azibreiro, Acibreiros, Cebral, Cebrero, Cebreros, Cebrones, Cevral, Cebreiro, Cebreiros, Cevriños, Cebriñeiras, Navacebrera or Vegacebrón. In the case of Cebrones del Río, its most probable etymon is that of the wild horse, not only because of the location of the municipality and the physical characteristics of its term, but also because of the bibliography of Strabo (2nd century AD) who reported on their hunting in the plain of the Páramo and that in the fourteenth century they were still hunted, according to the Book of hunting.
Geography
It is integrated into the region of El Páramo, located 49 kilometers from the capital of Leon. The municipal term is crossed by the Autovía del Noroeste (A-6) between pK 294 and 299.
The relief is determined by the fertile plain of the Órbigo river that crosses the territory from north to south. It is therefore a flat terrain whose altitude ranges between 800 and 750 meters. The town rises to 782 meters above sea level.
| Northwest: La Bañeza | North: Regueras de Arriba y Valdefuentes del Páramo | Northeast: Páramo Zotes |
| West: St. Helena of Jamuz |  | This: Páramo Roperuelos |
| Southwest: St. Helena of Jamuz | South: Quintana del Marco | Sureste: Páramo Roperuelos |
History
The Romans passed through this town and proof of this is the bridge over the Órbigo river, the bell tower of the church and in the town of San Martín de Torres, a pre-Roman castro; It is said that this town was a Roman villa, where the city of Bedunia or Baedunia was located.
The Romans, in order to make a short cut, passed through lands in this municipality on their way to Asturica Augusta (Astorga). They came from lands located in the municipality of Alija del Infantado.
This population currently has a river beach, camping areas, picnic area, sports and recreational area, etc.
It also has some paintings from the XVII century at least, recently restored, which were discovered after dismantling the main altar of church.
In the town hall square there is a monument dedicated to the poet José Mayo Fernández, born in the same town and who lived there until he was 20 years old.
Demographics
| Graphic of demographic evolution of Cebrones del Río between 1842 and 2021 |
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Rule population (1842-1991, except 1857 and 1860 which is a de facto population) or resident population (2001-2011) according to the Population Censuses since 1842.Population according to the municipal register of 2021 of the INE. |
Heritage
Bridge over the Órbigo river. Although of possible medieval origin, after its ruin, it was restored in the classicist period according to a project by Francisco Javier Castañón and Bernardo Miguélez. It has seven openings, six of which are semicircular and one slightly pointed.
Bridge over the river Orbigo
Bridge over the river Orbigo
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