Leiva (La Rioja)

Leiva parish
Town view with dam
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	La Rioja
Comarca :	Rioja Alta
Coordinates	42 ° 30 ′  N , 3 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 30 ′  N , 3 ° 3 ′  W
Height :	573  msnm
Area :	12.71 km²
Residents :	221 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	17.39 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	26213
Municipality number  ( INE ):	26087
administration
Website :	Ayuntamiento de Leiva www.aytoleiva.org/ Ayuntamiento de Leiva

Leiva is a Spanish town on the lower reaches of the Río Tirón in the La Rioja region with about 221 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

location

Leiva is located in the far west of the La Rioja province about 300 meters east of the reservoir fed by the Río Tirón. Almost 58 kilometers separate the town from Logroño ; the next larger cities are Haro (20 kilometers east) and Miranda de Ebro (about 29 kilometers north). The main town of the comarca, Santo Domingo de la Calzada , on the Way of St. James , is only about 12.5 kilometers to the southeast.

Population development

year	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2010
Residents	609	510	427	324	294	292

In the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, the place always had over 600 inhabitants. As a result of the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting lower demand for labor, the number of residents has declined significantly since the middle of the 20th century.

economy

In the first place in the economic life of the municipality traditionally ranks agriculture and especially viticulture. Leiva belongs to the growing area of ​​the Rioja Alta . In addition, wheat, barley, potatoes and vegetables are cultivated.

history

No information is available on the history of the place.

Castillo de Leiva

Ermita de la Virgen Peregrina

Attractions

• The castle ( Castillo de Leiva ) about 200 meters south of the town center is a well-preserved complex from the 15th century. One square and three octagonal towers enclose a rectangular courtyard; one of the towers ( torre de homenaje ) is significantly larger and higher than the other three.
• The three-aisled church stands in the middle of a row of houses and also dates from the 15th century. The west facade impresses with a mighty tower on a square floor plan with a high portal arch. In the center of the rather small altarpiece in front of the straight choir closure of the left aisle there is a crucifixion scene .
• The small single-aisled hermit church ( Ermita de la Virgen Peregrina ) from the 18th century stands just outside the village and is the destination of an annual procession . The small church has a south portal, but a bell gable ( espadaña ) over the otherwise unadorned west facade.

Personalities

• Antonio de Leyva (1480–1536), general of Charles V in the Italian Wars

Web links

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

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).