Tossal dels Tres Reis
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Tossal dels Tres Reis or Tossal del Rei is a mountain of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
massif, Spain
. It has an altitude of 1350 metres above sea level.
Its name means 'Peak of the Three Kings' (or 'Peak of the King') and it is located where the borders of the ancient Kingdoms of Valencia
, Catalonia
and Aragon
meet.
On the summit there is a cairn
marking the place said to have been the meeting point of the ancient three kings of the Crown of Aragon
who, according to tradition, climbed the mountain to agree to settle the limit.
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit , also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Its highest point is...
massif, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It has an altitude of 1350 metres above sea level.
Its name means 'Peak of the Three Kings' (or 'Peak of the King') and it is located where the borders of the ancient Kingdoms of Valencia
Kingdom of Valencia
The Kingdom of Valencia , located in the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon. When the Crown of Aragon merged by dynastic union with the Crown of Castile to form the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Valencia became a component realm of the...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
and Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...
meet.
On the summit there is a cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
marking the place said to have been the meeting point of the ancient three kings of the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...
who, according to tradition, climbed the mountain to agree to settle the limit.
See also
- Tinença de BenifassàTinença de BenifassàTinença de Benifassà is a historical comarca of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is nowadays part of the Baix Maestrat, one of the present-day Comarques of the Valencian Community, even though commercial and human relationships have been stronger with Els Ports in the west, the Terres de l'Ebre...
- List of mountains in Aragon
- Mountains of CataloniaMountains of CataloniaThis is a list of mountains in Catalonia, Spain....
- Mountains of the Valencian Community
- Iberian System