Navarrete is a municipality of the autonomous community of

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� ...

. Named a ''

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'' of Spain, due to its historical and monumental character. Navarrete is located between

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and

Nájera Nájera () is a small town, former bishopric and now Latin Catholic titular see, former capital of the Kingdom of Navarre, located in the "Rioja Alta" region of La Rioja, northern Spain, on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the F ...

on the

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, the most popular path on the

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, a medieval pilgrim route. Currently, Navarrete is the only pottery centre in

, and it has been one of the most important centres in Northern

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Geography

Orography

The municipality has an extension of 28,49 km², and it borders with Fuenmayor to the north, Logroño and Lardero to the east, Entrena, Medrano, Hornos de Moncalvillo, and Sotés to the south, and Huércanos and Cenicero to the west. Most of the land is located on a glacis of the Iregua River, where currently the Daroca River flows. Whitin its territorial jurisdiction there is also a reservoir called Valbornedo. The historic centre of the town is built on a hill called Tedeón (512 m), from which the town has since expanded.

Agriculture

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is very important to Navarrete's economy.

Economy

There are still some old potteries in the upper part of the town, although the industry has relocated to the lower part of town, next to the communication routes.

History

The origin of the name Navarrete is uncertain. Navarrete was founded by the King of Castile as part of a plan to defend his borders and the name appears to have some relation to the neighbouring

Kingdom of Navarre The Kingdom of Navarre (; , , , ), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France. The medieval state took ...

. One theory notes that the word "Nafarrate" in

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means "Door of Navarre"; the later castellanization of the name would give rise to the present spelling.

Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 11555 October 1214), called the Noble (''El Noble'') or the one of Las Navas (''el de las Navas''), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at ...

proposed to the inhabitants of the old villages of the zone that they relocate in a defensive place. These villages were known by the name of ''Corcuetos'' and their names were: ''San Llorente'', ''San Antolín'', ''San Pedro'' and ''Nuestra Señora del Prado''. Their population settled around a castle raised on ''Tedeón'' hill, thus founding the new villa of Navarrete. The castle was fortified and protected with a small wall, that enclosed the settlement and it defended it from the possible attacks that threatened from the north. In 1192 important

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were granted to the inhabitants of the new settlement. These ''fueros'', or charter, gave rise to the use in common of river waters and the collective exploitation of grass lands and woods to the east of the town. The charter also allowed for the establishment of local markets and fairs. Thanks to these privileges, the villa reached a great importance. In 1367 a battle took place in the locality which is sometimes called the

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, but is better known as the

Battle of Nájera The Battle of Nájera, also known as the Battle of Navarrete, was fought on 3 April 1367 to the northeast of Nájera, in the province of La Rioja, Castile. It was an episode of the first Castilian Civil War which confronted King Peter of Casti ...

Places of interest

The historic centre is protected as a

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Buildings and monuments

*Parish church of the Assumption (''Asunción de María''). Construction began in 1553 and finished in the 17th century. It consists of three naves and a baroque altarpiece. *Hermitage of Santa Maria del Buen Suceso. Located to the south of the municipality, in the direction of Entrena. The facade reliefs make references to the travellers of the

. *The Castle. This is the name given to the highest peak of the ''Cerro Tedeón'' on account of there once being a castle there. No trace of the castle now exists. There is a viewing point from which can be seen several towns and mountains.

Demography

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External links

City hall

References

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