Logroño () is the capital of the province of La Rioja, situated in northern Spain. Traversed in its northern part by the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the

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. Its borders were disputed between the Iberian kingdoms of Castille,

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and

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during the Middle Ages. The population of the city in 2021 was 150,808 while the metropolitan area included nearly 200,000 inhabitants. The city is a centre of trade of

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, for which the area is noted, and manufacturing of wood, metal and textile products.

Etymology

Origin of the name

The origin of this toponym is, as for many other places, unknown. The name ''Lucronio'' was first used in a document from 965 where

García Sánchez I of Pamplona García Sánchez I (Basque: ''Gartzea I.a Santxez''; c. 919 – 22 February 970), was the king of Pamplona from 925 until his death in 970. He was the second king of the Jiménez dynasty, succeeding his father when he was merely six years old. ...

donated the so-called place to the Monastery of San Millán. In the fuero from 1095 it appeared under the name ''Logronio'', except once when it was called ''illo Gronio''. The most broadly accepted theses seem to be those which indicate it is a late latinization by prefixing the article "''lo/illo''" to the old toponym ''Gronio''/''Gronno'', a word of Celtic origin which means ''the ford'' or ''the pass''. It is believed that this name was due to the frequent use of this place to cross the Ebro river. Other historians have proposed alternative theories, such as a possible derivation from ''Lucus Brun'' or ''Lucus Beronius'' ("Sacred place in the Beronian forest"), but its etymology remains unknown.

Titles

John II of Castile granted it the title of "City" on 7 February 1431 in

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and ratified it on 20 February in

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, thus it stopped being called "Village", despite there being no explicit justification of the reasons for that change. 20 July 1444 the same king added the titles of "Very noble", es, Muy Noble, and "Very loyal", es, Muy Leal, which up until today appear in the seal of the city. In this case, the reason was the loyalty of the habitants against the homonymous king John II of Aragon, because despite the ''«long war, and wounds and deaths, and robberies, and fires, and damages and oppresions»'', the city remained loyal to the service of the king of Castile. 5 July 1523, the king

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granted it the three

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for the

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of the city for its resistance during the French siege in 1521. It also received by Royal Decree the title of "Excellence" 6 December 1854 from

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, as a reward for its behavior during the

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epidemic which devastated the city.

Geography

Logroño is located in the northern region of La Rioja, on the river

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. The

passes through the city. The geographical coordinates of the city are: 42° 27′ N, 2° 29′ W. The city lies from

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, from

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, from

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and from

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History

Puente de Piedra (Stone Bridge) in Logroño

Logroño was an old settlement, first of the Romans, under the name of Vareia, a commercial port, and then of the Celts. From the 10th century, possession of Logroño was disputed between the kings of

and those of Castile; the region was finally annexed to Castile. The name is a combination of le and Groin, mashed together as Logroño over time.

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granted Logroño in 1095 a charter of rights that served as a model for other Spanish cities. In 1609 and 1610 Logroño was the main seat of the Basque witch trials, part of the Spanish Inquisition. Famous people from Logroño include

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros Manuel Bretón de los Herreros (19 December 17968 November 1873) was a Spanish dramatist. Biography He was born in Quel ( Logrono), and was educated at Madrid. Enlisting on 24 May 1812, he served against the French in Valencia and Catalonia, a ...

, Fausto Elhúyar,

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Práxedes Mariano Mateo Sagasta y Escolar (21 July 1825 – 5 January 1903) was a Spanish civil engineer and politician who served as Prime Minister on eight occasions between 1870 and 1902—always in charge of the Liberal Party—as part of th ...

Rafael Azcona Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, includi ...

Ramón Castroviejo Ramón Castroviejo Briones (1904–1987) was a Spanish and American eye surgeon remembered for his achievements in corneal transplantation. Biography Born in Logroño, Spain he received his medical education at the University of Madrid. He grad ...

Pedro J. Ramírez Pedro José Ramírez Codina (born 26 March 1952), widely known as Pedro J. Ramírez, is a Spanish journalist. When he was appointed to manage ''Diario 16'' at the age of 28, he became Spain's youngest editor of a national newspaper. In 1989 he ...

, Navarrete "El Mudo".

Demographics

Population centres

* Logroño *

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* Varea

Politics

Economy

Façade of Santa María de la Redonda in Logroño

Logroño is the shopping and financial capital of La Rioja. Its economy is heavily reliant on

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, the most popular of which is Rioja D.O. Logroño is twinned with

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, Rancagua,

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. The airport Logroño-Agoncillo connects the city with Madrid.

Food

There are over 50 ''taperías'' (tapas restaurants) located within a four-block area near the town center. The traditional tapas restaurants often serve only one tapa Basque – meaning one serving, or ''media ración'' ("half portion"), a small plate of tapas, but offer the Rioja D.O.

Climate

The weather in Logroño – mostly due to its peculiar location, both in terms of distance to the Atlantic coast and in the situation along the course of the Ebro river, is characterized by values ranging from those typically found in temperate Oceanic climate, oceanic climates to the warmer and drier ones observed in southeastern

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regions of the river's valley. However, the weather station has a

cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

( Köppen: ''BSk'') with

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influences. The average annual temperature is . Although infrequent, unusually low temperatures during the winter can drop to or even lower, while daily high averages may exceptionally exceed the mark of in a particularly hot summer. The average annual precipitation is about , regularly spread over the whole year: from – in drier periods to the - range in the rainiest. The winds that affect the city are as follows: the northerly

Cierzo The cierzo is a strong, dry and usually cold wind that blows from the North or Northwest through the regions of Aragon, La Rioja and Navarra in the Ebro valley in Spain. It takes place when there is an anticyclone in the Bay of Biscay and a low- ...

, the southerly Ábrego, the easterly Solano, and the westerly Castellano. Intermediate winds are the northeasterly Navarrico, the northwesterly Regañón, the southwesterly Burgalés and the southeasterly Soriano.

Places of interest

Façade of Parliament of La Rioja in Logroño

* Con-

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* Iglesia (Church) de San Bartolomé * Iglesia de Santiago * Iglesia de Palacio * Museo de La Rioja * Parlamento de La Rioja, an old factory of the

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, the national tobacco company. * Muralla del Revellín * Fuente (Fountain) de los Riojanos Ilustres, in which royal figures with a connection to either Logroño or La Rioja are represented in

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. Because the figures are placed looking towards the public and so large torrents of water pour down behind them, the fountain is commonly known as the one with "wet backs". Santamariadepalacio

* Bridge of Mantible, in the El Cortijo district. Constructed during the Roman era and declared Bien de Interés Cultural in the

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category on January 25, 1983. *

Theatre of Bretón de los Herreros The Theatre of Bretón de los Herreros (Spanish: ''Teatro Bretón de los Herreros'') is a nineteenth-century theatre located in Logroño, Spain. The theatre has had its present name since 1902 when it was renamed in honour of Manuel Bretón de lo ...

Recreation (plazas and parks)

*Paseo del Príncipe de Vergara (El Espolón): Located in the financial center of the capital and positioned in the center by the statue of General

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. *Plaza del Ayuntamiento: Located on the Avenue of Peace, the modern Town Hall of Logroño, designed by architect Rafael Moneo, is in a large plaza where in years past it has seen numerous public acts, festivals, expositions, concerts, and in the last few years, during Christmas, a life size reconstruction of the nativity scene. *Parque del Carmen: Located near the bus station, this park has a variety of flora and fauna including several ducks and birds. palacete logroño

*Plaza del Mercado: Located somewhere near Calle Portales, one of the most famous avenues of the city, at the foot of the Round Cathedral. This is where the nightly festivals of Logroño occur, near Calle Mayor (Marqués de San Nicolas Street). *Parque del Ebro: Located near the Ebro, an extensive park full of vegetation ideal for relaxing. Also has a bike path traversing through the park. *Parque de la Ribera: Next to Parque del Ebro, recently constructed. Here many gardens are found alongside the Plaza de Toros de la Ribera. Also: Riojaforum
Palacio de Congresos y Auditorio de La Rioja
*Parque de San Miguel Parquedelebro

Social life

Calle del Laurel, known as "the path of the elephants" and Calle San Juan are typical streets where various restaurants and tapas bars offer some of the best ''pinchos'' and ''tapas'' in northern Spain. Calle Portales is the main street in the old town, where people like to walk and sit in the terraces to eat a meal or drink wine. Calle Marqués de San Nicolás (otherwise known as Calle Mayor) is the main area where people spend weekend nights.

Broadcasting stations

Southwest of Logroño, at 42°26'34"N 2°30'43"W, there is a mediumwave broadcasting station with a transmission power of 20 kW. There may exist a longwave transmitter with 300 metres tall masts at Logroño with 300 metres tall masts transmitting RNE Todo Noticias on 207 kHz.

Sports

* CB Ciudad de Logroño -

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- Liga ASOBAL
CB Ciudad de Logroño
*

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Club Voleibol Logroño
*

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- women's football-

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UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Las Gaunas ...

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UD Logroñés
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SD Logroñés Sociedad Deportiva Logroñés is a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. Team colours are white-and-red shirts and black shorts. Hist ...

SD Logroñés
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Yagüe CF Yagüe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in the Yagüe neighborhood of Logroño. The club was founded in 1962. The team currently plays in the Tercera División – Group 16 in Group 16, where it has played for six seasons. The cu ...

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

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Carlota Castrejana María Carlota Castrejana Fernández (born 25 April 1973 in Logroño) is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería. This is the current national record. Castr ...

is from the city. David Lopez Moreno, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder is from Logroño.

Festivals and traditions

The patron saint of Logroño is Santa María de la Esperanza. The most important festivals are: * San Bernabé ( Saint Barnabas), celebrated on June 11, commemorating the victory and resistance of Logroño against French invaders under

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that besieged the city in May and June 1521. During this celebration, fried trout is typically served by the Fish Brotherhood, along with bread and wine, allegedly the only foodstuffs available in Logroño during the siege. * San Mateo, celebrated between September 20 and September 26. Since 2006 the celebrations start the Saturday before September 21 (the day of Saint Matthew) and last for a week. During the first week of January there is a cultural festival known as "ACTUAL" with

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and

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International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Logroño is twinned with: *

, Italy *

, Germany ''(since 2002)'' *

, France ''(since 1960)'' *

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''(since 1991)'' *

, France ''(since 1979)'' * Rancagua,

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''(since 1992)'' *

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''(since 1992)'' Logroño is associated with: *

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, France ''(since 1965)'' * Wilhelmshaven, Germany ''(since 1990)''

Transport

The city is served by the

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In popular culture

In the 4th season of the

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television series '' True Blood'', the witch Antonia is from Logroño. She refers to herself as Antonia Galván de Logroño. In the

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original series ''

Money Heist ''Money Heist'' ( es, La casa de papel, link=no, , ) is a Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-prepared heists led by the Professor (Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and ...

'', where members of the band of bank robbers use cities as codenames, their accomplice Benjamín Martínez is jokingly given the codename 'Logroño'.

Notable people

Some notable people from Logroño are: *

Juan Fernández de Navarrete ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronoun ...

, (1526-1579), Mannerist painter. * Rodrigo de Arriaga, (1592-1667) philosopher, theologian and Jesuit. *

Maria de Arburu Maria de Arburu (died in Logrono, Spain, 1 November 1610) was a Spanish alleged witch. She was one of the people charged with sorcery in the Basque witch trials The Basque Witch Trials of the seventeenth century represent the last attempt at ...

, (died in Logrono, 1610) as an alleged witch * Fausto Elhuyar, (1755-1833) and

Juan José Elhuyar Juan José Elhuyar Lubize (15 June 1754 – 20 September 1796) was a Spanish chemist and mineralogist, who was best known for being first to isolate tungsten with his brother Fausto Elhuyar in 1783. He was born in Logroño, in northern Spain ...

(1754-1796) chemists and discoverers of

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. *

Martín Zurbano Martín Zurbano Baras (February 29, 1788 – January 21, 1845) was a Spanish military figure. A guerrilla leader, he is considered a "martyr to Spanish liberty".Baldomero Espartero Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Álvarez de Toro (27 February 17938 January 1879) was a Spanish marshal and statesman. He served as the Regent of the Realm, three times as Prime Minister and briefly as President of the Congress of Deputies. ...

, (1793-1879) general and

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politician. * Cosme García Sáez, (1818-1874) engineer, first to invent a

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. * Ildefonso Zubía, (1819-1891) pharmacist and botanist. * Julio Rey Pastor, (1888-1962) mathematician. * María Teresa León, (1903-1988) writer of the

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. *

, (1904-1987) eye surgeon. * María Teresa Gil de Gárate, (1906-1985) educator. * Gerardo Sacristán, (1907-1964) painter. * Pepe Blanco, (1911-1981) singer and actor. *

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, (1914-1994) painter. *

Manuel Jalón Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel ...

, (1925-2011) engineer and inventor. *

, (1926-2008) screenwriter and novelist. * Soledad Bravo, (1943-) Venezuelan singer of Spanish origin. * Jesús Vicente Aguirre, (1948-) singer-songwriter and writer. *

, (1952-) journalist and editor of ''El Español''. *

Luis Burgos Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish language, Spanish form of the originally Germanic language, Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese language, Portuguese and ...

, (1957-) representational painter. *

Gaspar Llamazares Gaspar Llamazares Trigo (; born 28 November 1957) is a Spanish politician. He was the leader of the leftist coalition Izquierda Unida (IU, ''United Left'') from 2001 to 2008, in the post of General Coordinator. Early years and career Llamaza ...

, (1957-) doctor and politician of '' Izquierda Abierta''. * Angela Muro, (1962-) actress, singer and componist. *

Pepe Viyuela José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show ''Encerrona (Lock-In)'', which was brought to the London s ...

, (1963-) actor and comedian. *

Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón Irigaray (born 24 June 1972, Logroño) is a Spanish mathematician, and professor of computer languages and systems at the University of La Rioja since 2001. He is a recognized specialist in scientific monologues. He de ...

, (1972-) mathematician and science communicator. *

Pablo Sainz Villegas Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul (name), Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer *Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * ...

, (1977-)

classical guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...

ist. * Daniel Aranzubía, (1979-) former football player. *

Carlos Coloma Nicolás Carlos Coloma Nicolás (born 28 September 1981) is a Spanish cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 6th place. He improved this result four years later a ...

, (1981-) cross-country mountain biker. * Pau Quemada, (1983-)

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. *

Alberto Garzón Alberto Carlos Garzón Espinosa (; born 9 October 1985) is a Spanish politician and economist, currently the Spanish Minister of Consumer Affairs. He has been a member of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and United Left (''Izquierda Unida' ...

, (1985-) economist and politician of '' United Left.''*

Gallery

File:Vareia-detailed-view.jpg, Roman ruins in Varea, near Logroño. This old village was known as "Vareia". File:Monumento-al-Fuero-de-Logro-o-en-el-Ayuntamiento.jpg, Monumento del Fuero de Logroño, given by Alfonso VI in 1095, near the Town Hall File:Arch of Revellín Wall in Logroño.jpg, Arch of Revellín Wall File:Casa ciencias.JPG, Science "House" File:Rectorado (University Headquarters) of Universidad de La Rioja in Logroño.jpg, Universidad de La Rioja

References

External links

Official website

University of La Rioja

Bermemar

Fish Brotherhood
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