Logroño

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Basic data
Autonomous Community : La RiojaLa Rioja La Rioja
Comarca : Comarca de Logroño
Coordinates 42 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  W
Height : 385  msnm
Area : 79.55 km²
Residents : 151.136 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 1,899.89 inhabitants / km²
Founding: 1095
Postal code : 26001-26009
Municipality number  ( INE ): 26089
administration
Website : Logroño

Logroño is a city and with 151,136 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) the capital of the province and the autonomous community of La Rioja in Spain .

Location and climate

Logroño is located on the northern border of the La Rioja region in the Ebro Valley and is therefore in the immediate vicinity of the Basque Country . The city, located at an altitude of approx. 385  m , is about halfway between the coastal city of Bilbao and Saragossa ; it is only about 100 km away from the Bay of Biscay , but in between are the Cantabrian Mountains , which ensure that the climate of the city is similar to that of central Spain and is characterized by low rainfall (approx. 500 mm / year) and hot summers.

Population development

year 1857 1900 1950 2000 2017
Residents 11,239 19,237 51,975 128,491 150,979

The rural exodus as a result of the mechanization of agriculture led to a significant increase in population since the middle of the 19th century.

economy

The economic life of the city is, typically for the La Rioja region, characterized by wineries; about 5000 students study at the University of La Rioja ; the Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino is one of the city's research institutions. Other important branches of industry are ceramics and tinplate processing, services and vegetable growing. Logroño national airport is located approx. 15 km east of the city, but currently only offers a daily connection to Madrid .

history

The successor bridge to the medieval Puente de Piedra was built in 1884.

Logroño originated at a ford of the river Ebro and in the 1st century it became the capital of the Celtic tribe of Berons under the name Vareia . The Romans first called it Varelus and later Lucrosus . Another theory leads the name back to the contraction of the Latin article "lo / illo" with the place name Gronio / Gronno, the origin of the latter being given with Celtic and the meaning with "ford, transition". Finally, there is also the interpretation “Lucus Brun” or “Lucus Beronius” - “Holy place (in the forest) Berón”.

In addition to the aforementioned ford, the Romans built a first bridge as part of the Tarragona - Asturias road link . In the 6th century Logroño was destroyed by the Visigoths under King Leovigild . In the 8th century, the Moors conquered the city ​​and named it Albaida ("the white one"). During the reconquest of the former Christian territories ( reconquista ) , Logroño was conquered by the combined armies of Sancho Garcés of Navarre and Ordoño II of León , but after that it remained an insignificant agricultural settlement and became in 1092 by El Cid , who at the time was on sides the Moors fought, destroyed again.

At the disposal of Alfonso VI. rebuilt by Castile , this endowed Logroño with city rights and privileges ( fueros ) in 1095 and granted the privilege of crossing the river in 1099 with the construction of the bridge. With the bridge, the city became an important pilgrimage station on the Way of St. James . It was then that the motto la ciudad como el camino was born - "the city follows the path".

Attractions

  • The two-towered and three-aisled cathedral Santa María de la Redonda (today Concatedral ) was built in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries; The tracery gussets in the aisle vaults are remarkable . The church building contains numerous altarpieces as well as sculptures and pictures.
  • The three-aisled Iglesia de San Bartolomé is the oldest church in the city and was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Century. The Gothic portal should be emphasized.
  • The Iglesia de Santiago el Real , with a single nave, but around 20 m wide, was built in the 16th century . In terms of furnishings, the carved main altar stands out.
  • The Iglesia de Santa María de Palacio was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Century; however, it was later changed repeatedly. The pointed helmet (aguja) from around 1320 is remarkable . Inside, the high altar is rich in figures.

  • Main altar of the cathedral

  • Cathedral vault

  • Crucifixion image in the cathedral

  • Portal of San Bartolomé

  • Iglesia de Santiago

  • Main altar of Santa María de Palacio

  • Only the Muralla del Revellín remains of the city wall built around 1520 .
  • After the old stone bridge collapsed in January 1871, construction began on a new one, which was inaugurated 11 years later.
  • A new steel bridge (Cuarto Puente) was opened in 2003.
  • Numerous palaces and buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries enrich the cityscape.
  • The Museo de La Rioja presents art from many eras of the city's history and the La Rioja region.
  • The Museo Würth is primarily dedicated to modern art.
  • There are several wine houses ( bodegas ) distributed throughout the city , where the wines of the Rioja growing region can be tasted.
  • The Plaza de Toros de Logroño has existed since 2001.

Twin cities

Logroño maintains town twinning with:

There are other friendly relationships with

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Ulrich Wegner: The Spanish Way of St. James , Dumont Verlag, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-7701-3415-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 ).
  • Bert Teklenborg: Cycling along the Camino de Santiago. From the Rhine to the western end of Europe. (Cycling guide, route planner). 3rd revised edition. Publishing House Tyrolia, Innsbruck 2007, ISBN 978-3-7022-2626-8 .

Web links

Commons : Logroño  - 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).
  2. ↑ Logroño - climate tables
  3. ↑ Logroño - population development
  4. ↑ Logroño website: Ciudades hermanadas
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