Clavijo

42°21′N 2°25′W / 42.350°N 2.417°W / 42.350; -2.417Country SpainAutonomous community La RiojaProvinceLa RiojaComarcaLogroñoGovernment • MayorJosé Fernando Porres CastilloArea • Total19.66 km² (7.59 sq mi)Elevation872 m (2,861 ft)Population • Total273 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)DemonymClavillensesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteOfficial website

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

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^{[citation needed]}.

Main sights

• Castle, built by the Moors^[who?] 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)

• 
  Far view of the Castle of Clavijo
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  Walls of the Castle
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  St. James's Cross

References

External links

• Media related to Clavijo at Wikimedia Commons