Corella is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
located in the province and autonomous community of
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, northern
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. It is located 91.5 km from
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
Lying at near above ...
, and is on the River
Alhama, a tributary of the
Ebro
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, map_caption = The Ebro ...
River. The population in 2022 was 8,336 inhabitants. Corella is the second most populated municipality in
Ribera
Ribera is a Spanish word that translates into "the basin of a river", and may refer to:
Locations
* Ribera, Agrigento, a ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
* Ribera, Costa Rica, a former port on Aranjuez River
* Ribera Alta, ...
, southern part of Navarre. Corella is well known for its wine.
Corella was the birthplace of composer
Blas de Laserna
Blas de Laserna Nieva (1751 in Corella, Navarra – 1816 in Madrid) was a Spanish composer.
Biography
Laserna was one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Spain.
As an educator, he cha ...
.
References
External links
CORELLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre
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