Minho (river)
Longest river in Galicia, forming part of the Spain–Portugal border.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 43°12′40″N 7°16′52″W (43.2110, -7.2810) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Minho (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
The river's name belongs to the old European hydronymy stratum.[1] E. Bascuas analyzed the name in a 2008 study published in Estudios mindonienses.[1] The Minho's basin is associated with Galician mythological characters in oral tradition.[2] Stories tell of feiticeiras (witches) who lived in the river.[2]
The Xarcos were said to dwell in wells located throughout the watershed.[2] Fish-men were described as amphibious beings able to live both on land and in water.[2] These legends were recorded in the April 1985 issue of Revista Natura.[2]
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References
- Wikipedia, "Minho (river)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bascuas López, "La Hidronimia de Galicia: tres estratos: Paleoeuropeo, celta y latino", Estudios mindonienses: Anuario de estudios histórico-teológicos de la diócesis de Mondoñedo-Ferrol, 2008, p. 534 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Minho (river)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Revista Natura, April 1985 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Minho (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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