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Clavijo
Municipality
Clavijo - La Rioja.JPG
Coat of arms of Clavijo
Coat of arms
Clavijo is located in Spain
Clavijo
Clavijo
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  La Rioja
Province La Rioja
Comarca Logroño
Area
 • Total 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Elevation
872 m (2,861 ft)
Population
 • Total KIDDLE_IB
Demonym(s) Clavillenses
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26130

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.

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)
  • Vista del pueblo de Clavijo y su Castillo

    Far view of the Castle of Clavijo

  • Interior del Castillo de Clavijo

    Walls of the Castle

  • Cruz de Santiago - Clavijo

    St. James's Cross

See also

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