Campiña can be used as a synonym for countryside.
A countryside is a large piece of land with land that is used for farming . The term has its most remote etymological origin in the Latin word campanĭa . For example: "On the trip we traveled through immense fields full of crops" , "My grandfather has a house in the countryside" , "The northern countryside suffers the consequences of the drought" .
The concept is usually used as a synonym for countryside , a territorial area that is on the outskirts of a city or that refers to land that can be worked: “When I was a boy I worked in the countryside,” “After about three kilometers of countryside , you will find the first houses in the town” , “If you want to relax, I suggest spending a few days in the countryside” .
Countryside in Spain
The notion of countryside is used to name various regions of Spain . In the province of Cádiz , Campiña de Jerez is the name of a region that is subdivided into two municipalities ( San José del Valle and Jerez de la Frontera ) and has more than 200,000 inhabitants.
La Campiña de Jaén , whose capital is called Andújar , is a region that belongs to the province of Jaén and has about 68,000 inhabitants and an area of just over 1,741 square kilometers. The Campiña de Sevilla , for its part, is within the 7 natural regions into which Seville is historically divided. It is the largest region, with about 5,000 square kilometers of surface.
The municipalities that make up this aforementioned region are Los Palacios and Villafranca, Écija, Los Molares, Osuna, Carmona, Fuentes de Andalucía, La Luisiana, Estepa, Marchena, La Puebla de Cazalla, Paradas, Utrera, La Campana, Arahal, Alcalá of Guadaira and El Viso del Alcor .
These population centers are known not only for their rich heritage but also for their exquisite gastronomy. We can emphasize that it is made up of foods as tasty as Polvorones and Mantecados, two sweets that are typical of the Christmas holidays especially.
The Campiña del Henares (which is subdivided into the Campiña de Guadalajara and the Campiña de Alcalá ), the Campiña Sur of the province of Córdoba and the Campiña Sur of the province of Badajoz are other Spanish regions that are identified with the concept of countryside.
The lands of a countryside are usually used for farming.
a surname
In addition to all of the above, we cannot forget the fact that the term in question is also the surname of one of the most important voices that the Spanish scene has had throughout its history.
We are referring to the soprano Fidela Campiña , who was born in Almería in 1894 and who is known for having performed on the best opera stages in the world such as the Metropolitan in New York , La Scala in Milan or the Teatro Real in Madrid .
Locution “Closing the countryside”
Likewise, we also have to emphasize that there is a colloquial expression that uses the concept that we are now analyzing in the same way.
This is the adverbial phrase “to close the countryside” . With it, what is expressed is that a person in question has made a firm decision about something, he/she remains in his/her purpose, and that means that no type of agreement can be reached with him/her on the pertinent issue.