Meaning & History
Means "red rock," from peña meaning "rock, stone, cliff" combined with roya meaning "red" (usual word is rojo/roja).
This is the name of a mountain in the Aragonese province of Teruel in north-eastern Spain and two castles in the provinces of Ciudad Real and Valencia in central and eastern Spain respectively. It is also used in part in two settlements in the provinces of Córdoba (Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo) and Teruel (Peñarroya de Tastavins) in southern and north-eastern Spain respectively.
This is the name of a mountain in the Aragonese province of Teruel in north-eastern Spain and two castles in the provinces of Ciudad Real and Valencia in central and eastern Spain respectively. It is also used in part in two settlements in the provinces of Córdoba (Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo) and Teruel (Peñarroya de Tastavins) in southern and north-eastern Spain respectively.