Ausejo

Ausejo municipality
Ausejo - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	La Rioja
Comarca :	Logroño
Coordinates	42 ° 21 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 21 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  W
Height :	520  msnm
Area :	56.58 km²
Residents :	780 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	13.79 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	26513
Municipality number  ( INE ):	26020
administration
Website :	Ausejo

Ausejo is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 780 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the autonomous community of La Rioja in northern Spain . The municipality is part of the Rioja Baja wine region .

Location and climate

The place Ausejo lies on the flank of a hill in the Ebro valley in the headwaters of two brooks (barrancos) a good 30 km (driving distance) southeast of the provincial capital Logroño at an altitude of approx. 495 to 555  m . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 525 mm / year) falls over the year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2019
Residents	2.167	1,554	1,389	700	780

As a result of the mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting lower demand for labor, the population of the place has decreased significantly since the middle of the 20th century ( rural exodus ).

economy

For centuries, the community was agriculturally oriented for the purpose of self-sufficiency , with livestock farming (milk, cheese, meat) in the foreground; The sheep's wool was used to make weaving products that could also be exchanged or sold in the markets of Logroño. But fruit, vegetables and grain were also grown. Numerous weaving mills were located here in the 17th and 18th centuries.

history

The place was on a trade route that was already widely used in ancient times. Apart from small finds, however , there are no traces of Celtiberian , Roman , Visigoth and even Islamic-Moorish settlement in the municipality. Only one Islamic military expedition to the area is known from the year 838. There can therefore be no question of a military reconquest ( reconquista ) of the area by the Christians. The place name Ousegio is first handed down in a document from 1135. In the Middle Ages, the region was at times disputed between the kingdoms of Castile and Navarre . The place belonged to the lordship of the Señores de Cameros , but their line died out in 1332. After the abolition of the manors in 1811 and 1820, the area belonged to the province of Soria and only came to the newly created province of Logroño in 1833, from which the region of La Rioja emerged in 1982.

Attractions

Ausejo - Iglesia de Santa María

• Only sparse remains of the castle (castillo) that was once located on the top of the hill have survived .
• The Iglesia de Santa María , supported by buttresses on the sides and the apse, dates from the mid-16th century; has exactly bahauenen manufactured stone masonry church building, however, was about 100 years later with bricks increased. The bell tower (campanario) crowned by a large lantern was added in the 18th century; it was damaged in the earthquake of 1817, but was soon replaced. The facade stretched between two small towers shows a portico with a triumphal arch scheme . The single nave interior is covered by rib vaults. The baroque altarpiece (retablo) is worth seeing .
• The almost square Ermita del Crucifijo is located on the outskirts. The building, which was previously open to the side, once carried a crucifix .

Surroundings

• The Ermita Virgen de la Antigua is located in open terrain just under 3 km north of the village.

Web links

Commons : Ausejo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ausejo, tourism site - photo + brief information

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Ausejo - climate tables
3. ↑ Ausejo - Population Development
4. ↑ Ausejo - Sights