Marañón (Navarre)

Marañón municipality
Marañón - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Navarre
Province :	Navarre
Comarca :	Estella Occidental
Coordinates	42 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W
Height :	625  msnm
Area :	5.77 km²
Residents :	52 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	9.01 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	31227
Municipality number  ( INE ):	31162
administration
Website :	Marañón

Marañón is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with only 52 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the Spanish-speaking part of the autonomous community of Navarre .

Location and climate

The place Marañón is located in the valley of the Río Ega in the extreme west of the autonomous region of Navarre at an altitude of about 625  m . Almost 48 km (driving distance) separate the place from the northwestern city of Vitoria-Gasteiz ; the city of Logroño is only about 31 km to the south. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 700 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2018
Residents	263	219	255	72	52

The phylloxera crisis in viticulture, the increasing mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting lack of jobs have led to a significant decline in the number of residents since the 1950s.

economy

In the first place in the economic life of the community traditionally ranks agriculture and especially cattle breeding (sheep, goats, cows). In the past, wheat, barley, wine and vegetables were also cultivated in protected locations; later potatoes were added. Today holiday apartments (casas rurales) are also rented out.

history

Adoration of the Magi (detail from the altar)

Celtiberian , Roman , Visigoth and even Islamic-Moorish traces have not yet been discovered in the municipality. A military recapture ( reconquista ) was probably not necessary. In the 10th or 11th century the square was repopulated as part of the repopulation policy of the Navarres kings ( repoblación ) ; A castle (castillo) was built on a rock high above the town . In 1076, the Leonese King Alfonso VI united . his territory with the Kingdom of Castile and Galicia and extended his feelers to Navarre. From then on, the western border of Navarre was fought over for several hundred years; this situation only gradually relaxed after 1512, in which the Catholic King Ferdinand II of Aragón conquered the part of Navarre south of the Pyrenees .

Attractions

• Only a few remains of the medieval castle can be seen.
• The single-nave Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary ; the building shows late Romanesque parts (portal) as well as Gothic ( pointed arches , vaulted ribs ). The altarpiece (retablo) with scenes from the life of Mary and the Passion of Christ dates from the first years of the 16th century - a masterpiece of Flemish or Flemish-influenced painting and carving.

literature

• José E. Uranga: El Retablo Mayor de la Iglesia de Marañón. (Spanish, 67 p., navarra.es [PDF; 2.9 MB ]).

Web links

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

• Marañón, history etc. - information (Spanish)
• Marañón, history etc. - information (Spanish)

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. ↑ Marañón - climate tables
3. ↑ Marañón - Population Development (Spanish)