Zubiri (Navarre)
| Esteríbar municipality: Zubiri | |||
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 Puente de la Rabia, the Gothic bridge with miraculous powers against rabies
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Navarre
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| Province : | Navarre | ||
| Comarca : | Auñamendi (Comarca) | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 56 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 526 msnm | ||
| Area : | 5.08 km² | ||
| Residents : | 432 (2011) INE | ||
| Population density : | 85.04 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Area code: | 31098002700 | ||
| Official language : | Castilian , Basque | ||
Zubiri is a place on the Camino de Santiago in the Basque- speaking part of the Autonomous Community of Navarre . It is the capital and seat of the administration of the Esteríbar municipality .
The place name is Basque and means village by the bridge . The pilgrims of St. James still enter the town today via this two-arched Gothic bridge.
A traditional rite has given the bridge its second name: driving the cattle three times around the central pillar of the Puente de la Rabia ( rabies bridge) is supposed to protect the animals from this disease. According to popular belief, the strength for this protection comes from the relics of Saint Quiteria buried in the pillar .
Arnold von Harff , a German traveler in the 15th century, mentions the place as Pont de paradijs - Paradiesbrück .
The parish church is dedicated to St. Stephen and dates from the Middle Ages , but it has been completely redesigned.
The Magdalenen Leprosorium mentioned in reports cannot be verified structurally.
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
- Zubiri on the website of the Esteríbar municipality (English)
- Information about the Camino Francés
- Population figures see INE
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