Country Spain Region Rioja Alta Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 11.84 km² Province La Rioja | Autonomous community La Rioja Comarca Nájera Elevation 559 m Local time Sunday 4:07 PM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain.
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Map of 26323 Azofra, La Rioja, Spain
Etymology
The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín, it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.
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