Larrasoaña
| Esteríbar municipality: Larrasoaña / Larrasoaina | |||
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.jpg) Larrasoaña
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| Autonomous Community : | Navarre | ||
| Province : | Navarre | ||
| Comarca : | Auñamendi (Comarca) | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 1.26 km² | ||
| Residents : | 143 (2011) INE | ||
| Population density : | 113.49 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Area code: | 31098001600 | ||
| Official language : | Castilian , Basque | ||
Larrasoaña (Basque Larrasoaina ), is a place on the Camino de Santiago in the Basque- speaking part of the autonomous community of Navarre . It is one of the larger towns in the surrounding Esteríbar valley. The place was independent until 1928 before it became part of the Esteríbar municipality .
Larrasoaña has long been of importance to the pilgrims of St. James , in ancient documents it is found as Ressogna or Risogna .
As early as the 11th century there is said to have been an Augustinian monastery here, where the pilgrims were looked after. The place is also mentioned in the Book of Jacob .
Domenico Laffi , Italian priest and pilgrims of the 17th century, writes about Larrasoaña: "It is a wonderfully rich and populated place." .
In the 18th century there were two associations, the Blasius and Jacob brotherhoods, dedicated to looking after the pilgrims. Their traces can be found north and south of the village in two hermitages dedicated to the respective saint.
In 1174 Larrasoaña received the statute of a Franconian settlement with special rights . The townscape also corresponds to the shape of many Franconian settlements and market towns on the Way of St. James: The houses are lined up to the right and left of the main street, which was formerly the pilgrimage route.
The so-called Bandit Bridge, a gothic bridge from the 14th century cleverly used by muggers, and the parish church of San Nicolás de Bari from the 13th century protrude from the local architecture. A wide walkway is built in front of the church, which should offer the pilgrims protection from bad weather and sleeping accommodation.
literature
- Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .
- Cordula Rabe: Spanish Way of St. James. From the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-4330-0 ( Rother hiking guide )
Web links
- Larrasoaña on the website of the municipality of Esteríbar (English)
- Information about the Camino Francés
- Population figures see INE
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