San Millan de la Cogolla

San Millán de la Cogolla municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	La Rioja
Province :	La Rioja
Comarca :	Anguiano
Coordinates	42 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 52 ′  W
Height :	728  msnm
Area :	31.19 km²
Residents :	230 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	7.37 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	1022
Postal code :	E-26326
Municipality number  ( INE ):	26130
administration
Mayor :	Pilar Mendoza Martínez ( PSOE )
Location of the municipality

San Millán de la Cogolla is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of La Rioja . It is located at the foot of the Sierra de la Demanda on the banks of the Cardenas .

Although it is not directly on the Way of St. James , many pilgrims accept a detour there. The reason for this are the two monasteries of San Millan de Yuso and San Millán de Suso , both by the UNESCO for World Heritage declared. The economy of the place lives almost entirely from tourism.

history

The community was originally named San Jorge in 1022. In the village stood the church of San Jorge, in which the grave of St. Potamia was and which was the parish church until 1542. The place later took on the name of the monasteries.

See also

• San Millán de la Cogolla Monastery
• Aemilianus of Cogolla

Web links

Commons : San Millán de la Cogolla  - 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).

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