Puente la Reina, Navarre

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Puente la Reina (Spanish meaning "the Queen's bridge"; {{langx|eu|Gares}}) is a town and municipality located in the autonomous community of Navarre, in northern Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Localidades/2523/Puente-la-Reina.htm|title=Puente la Reina - Tourist Navarre|first=Turismo de|last=Navarra|website=Turismo.navarra.es|access-date=26 October 2017}}

Puente la Reina lies between Pamplona and Estella on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. It is the first town after the junction of the French Way ({{langx|es|Camino Francés}}), the most popular route, and Aragonese Way.

Romanesque bridge

Queen Muniadona, wife of King Sancho III was the queen who the names of the bridge and the town refers to. This 11th Century bridge is also known as the Puente Románico.{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3157/Puente-Romanico-de-Puente-la-Reina.htm|title=Romanesque Bridge At Puente la Reina - Puente la Reina - Tourist Navarre|first=Turismo de|last=Navarra|website=Turismo.navarra.es|access-date=26 October 2017}} She had the six-arched Romanesque bridge ({{coord|42.671117|-1.818736|display=inline}}) built over the Arga for the use of pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino de Santiago.{{cite web|url=http://santiagodecompostela.co.uk/puente-la-reina-the-roman-bridge/|title=Puente la Reina - The Roman Bridge|date=23 April 2015|website=Santiagodecompostela.co.uk|access-date=26 October 2017}}

Demography

{{Demography

|1991=2,124

|1996=2,120

|2001=2,412

|2004=2,546

|2017=2,805

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References

External links

[http://www.navarra.com/camino/puente.htm Navarra.com/camino/puente.htm]
[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/126407 Puente La Reina / Gares in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa – Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] {{in lang|es}}
[http://www.caminodesantiago.me.uk Walking the Camino de Santiago, A Guide] The site has great photos of the bridge at six in the morning as the sun rises.

Category:Municipalities in Navarre