Sorzano 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 Nà ...
(
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
). It is located near the capital
Logroño
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 Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b ...
and has a population of 263 inhabitants as of January 2006. Sorzano also has 10.23 km extension.
History
In the testament of queen
Doña EstefanÃa, widow of king
GarcÃa Sanchez III of Navarre (''from
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 ...
''), leaves to her son Don Sancho, with
Viguera
Viguera is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain. It includes the villages Castañares de las Cuevas, El Puente, and Panzares.
History
The earliest documentary evidence is in the Berber historian Ajbar Machmua, who told that Abd ar-Rahman I recover ...
and other villages, like ''Soricano''.
In 1070 the
kings of Pamplona ''Don Sancho'' and ''Doña Placencia'' gave to the monastery of Saints Cosme and Damián the part of the
tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques or more r ...
s of his belonging in
Viguera
Viguera is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain. It includes the villages Castañares de las Cuevas, El Puente, and Panzares.
History
The earliest documentary evidence is in the Berber historian Ajbar Machmua, who told that Abd ar-Rahman I recover ...
,
Hornos
Hornos is a municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2005 census, Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica (INE) the city has a population of 657 inhabitants.
See also
* El Tranco de Beas Dam
* Sierra de Segura
Sierra ...
, ''Entedigone'' (
Entrena
Entrena is a municipality of La Rioja, (Spain), located near the capital Logroño. Its population in January 2010 was 1,503 over an area of 21.03 square kilometres. The nucleus is placed at an altitude of 558 metres. It is bordered by Navarrete ...
), and half mill of ''Solarana'' (Sorzano). All these villages are near
Logroño
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 Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed b ...
.
Sorzano was village of
Nalda
Nalda is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. Its population in January 2006 was 1,074 inhabitants over a 24.6 square kilometre area.
History
The town was the scene of the ...
until 1632.
Monuments
* St. Martin's Church.
* Hermedaña's Hermitage.
* Monument to Don Juan Calvo EstefanÃa.
References
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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