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Clavijo

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Logroño

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
872 m

Local time
  
Monday 10:04 PM

Postal code
  
26130

Autonomous community
  
La Rioja

Demonym(s)
  
Clavillenses

Website
  
Official website

Area
  
19.66 km²

Population
  
282 (2014)

Province
  
La Rioja

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity

Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. As of 2009, its population was of 276 inhabitants.

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Map of 26130 Clavijo, La Rioja, Spain

In 834, according to a 12th-century spurious charter and later traditional records, the legendary battle of Clavijo between Ramiro I of Asturias and Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba took place nearby, but the battle was a fabrication and didn't take place.

Main sights

  • Castle, built by the Moors in the 9th century
  • Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, founded in the 6th century
  • Hermitage of Santiago (18th century)
  • Parish church (16th-17th century)
  • References

    Clavijo Wikipedia