Cihuri is a village in the province and

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La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 223 people.

History

In the year 947 the Spanish count

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, donated to the monastery of

San Millán de la Cogolla San Millán de la Cogolla () is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja, (Spain). The village is famous for its twin monasteries, Yuso and Suso (Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso and Monasterio de San Millán de Suso), which were declared a ...

, a monastery which was dedicate to San Juan Bautista located in ''Zufiuri'', After a short period the same count gave the title of villa to this village. This caused some conflicts between the inhabitants of the villa and the friars. Due to that, the villa became to rename ''Cihuri de San Millán''. In the middle of the 11th century, King Fernando I de Castilla, confirmed any assignment of Fernan Gonzalez to San Millán and broad with the donation of lands, vineyards, orchards, meadows, fruit trees and Cihuri mills. In 1075 with the occasion of the transfer of the work by the monarch Mr Sancho Garcés IV de Navarra and his wife Mrs Placencia to the monastery of San Millán, a farm called Urturi and another place called ''Zagazabar''nowadays called Zaharra in areas close to Ciguri. In 1077 a dispute occurs between the Monastery of San Millán and the neighboring Cihuri, Pelayo Sarracinez and Gonzalo Sarracinez for refusing to comply with its obligations to settlers with the monastery. Alfonso VI referred the case to the

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, and this the ruled in favor of San Millán, but took the matter to be resolved. The discontent of the Sarracinez with justice encouraged them to kill the real sent and to undertake an immediate flight of Cihuri. In 1080 Messrs. Orbit Aznares and Sancho Ortiz, give way to the monastery of San Millán their properties in the monastery of albiano, near Cihuri At the end of 19th century the villa ceased to belong to the Monastery of San Millán Cihuri formed part of the judicial district of

Santo Domingo de la Calzada Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain, situated on the banks of the Oja River. Its name refers to its founder, Dominic de la Calzada, who built a bridge, hospital, and hotel here for pilgrims on the French Way the most ...

, in the province of Burgos, up to the creation of the province of Logróño.

Demography

On 1 January 2010 the municipality's population amounted to 215 inhabitants, 115 men and 100 women.

Politics

Patrimony

* The Church of San Juan Bautista: Constructed in the neoclassical style of the 19th century. The

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of the high altar were built in the first half of the 18th century and its style is

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. * The House of Priorato: House of the 17th century with shield of the Monastery of San Millán. Located outside the urban core. Cihuri - Casa del Priorato 5658943

* Romano Bridge: Situated in the house of

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. It was rebuilt in the Middle Ages. It was declared to be of cultural interest in the category of

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on 26 February 1982. Cihuri - Puente romano 5658930

Gastronomy

* Meson La Fragua: Situated in the main square called Dr. Asuero offers some delicious food.

Local festivals

* 15 May, the feast of

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. There is a

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to the hill of slavery, located 2 km away from the town center near the Obarenes mountains, where the legend said that in a cave there appeared an image of the Virgin and this is called since then of slavery. In his honor and along with the image of San Isidro, celebrates Mass in the own closed, followed by picnic, dances... * From 6 to 9 August is the festival in honor of Mr

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. * The third Saturday in September, the Festival of thanks is celebrated by the people in Cihuri

References

*http://www.cihuri.org/ *http://es.wikiloc.com/rutas/outdoor/espana/la-rioja/cihuri *https://web.archive.org/web/20130922222054/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2010%2Fl0%2F&file=mun42.px&type=pcaxis&L=0 {{Municipalities in La Rioja Populated places in La Rioja (Spain)