Historical place profile
Soria
Soria is located on the Duero river in north-central Spain. Inhabited in pre-Roman times by the Arevaci, the site became prominent in the eleventh century as it was positioned near the border between Muslim-controlled lands and those controlled by Christians. It was absorbed into the Kingdom of León in 1134 and later (thirteenth century) belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:694916885
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:694916885
- Place type
- settlement, settlement-modern
- Coordinates
- 41.763384, -2.464204
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Soria is located on the Duero river in north-central Spain. Inhabited in pre-Roman times by the Arevaci, the site became prominent in the eleventh century as it was positioned near the border between Muslim-controlled lands and those controlled by Christians. It was absorbed into the Kingdom of León in 1134 and later (thirteenth century) belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Pleiades
Source and reuse
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Research path
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