Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of

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, Spain. Located in the north of the

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, primarily in the right (South) bank of the

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, 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,

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

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

Rioja wine Rioja () is a wine region in Spain, with '' denominación de origen calificada'' (D.O.Ca., "Qualified Designation of Origin," the highest category in Spanish wine regulation). Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of ...

, 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''; 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. Bi ...

donated the place so named to the Monastery of San Millán. In the Fuero of Logroño 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

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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

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. 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 John II of Castile (; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Regency John was the son of King Henry ...

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", , and "Very loyal", , 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 John II (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and ; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was ...

, because despite the ''«long war, and wounds and deaths, and robberies, and fires, and damages and oppressions»'', the city remained loyal to the service of the king of Castile. On 5 July 1523, the king Francis I 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

Isabella II Isabella II (, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain. Isabella wa ...

, 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

, 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

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

, from

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

, from

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and from

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History

Logroño was an old settlement, first of the Romans, under the name of Vareia, a commercial port that was founded near an older city of the

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. 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.

Alfonso VI of Castile Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula. I ...

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

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, part of the

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. 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 (Logroño), 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 t ...

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

, Ramón Castroviejo,

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, Navarrete "El Mudo".

Demographics

Population centres

* Logroño * El Cortijo * Varea

Politics

Economy

Logroño is the shopping and financial capital of

. 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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, Ciudad de La Rioja,

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, El Hagounia. 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

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– 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

, is characterized by values ranging from those typically found in temperate

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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

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(

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: ''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-p ...

, 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

* Con- Catedral de Santa María de la Redonda * 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 The fortification of Revellín, , are the remains of the fortifications of the city of Logroño, whose west-facing gate is preserved. The most important part of the fortification process took place between 1498 and 1540, reinforcing the old middle ...

* 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 The Bridge of Mantible (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Puente Romano de Mantible'') is a ruined bridge located near Logroño, Spain. It crosses the Ebro, Ebro river between La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja and the Basque Country (autonomous community), Ba ...

, in the El Cortijo district. Constructed during the Roman era and declared

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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 l ...

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 Espartero. *Plaza del Ayuntamiento: Located on the Avenue of Peace, the modern Town Hall of Logroño, designed by architect

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, 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. *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.

Sports

CB Ciudad de Logroño CB Ciudad de Logroño is a team of handball based in Logroño, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The club was founded in 2003. Since 2006, it has been playing in the Spanish first division, the Liga ASOBAL. In the 2008/09 season, the t ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...

CB Ciudad de Logroño
* Club Voleibol Logroño -

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- Superliga Femenina
Club Voleibol Logroño
* EdF Logroño -

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- Primera División
EdF Logroño
*

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estad ...

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UD Logroñés
* SD Logroñés -

SD Logroñés
* Yagüe CF -

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er Carlota Castrejana is from the city. David Lopez Moreno, the

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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 (

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), celebrated on June 11, commemorating the victory and resistance of Logroño against French invaders under Francis I 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

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) 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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, Scotland. ''(since 1990)''A-Z Twinning and Networking
(. Accessed 2010-11-02.) * El Hagounia,

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''(since 1991)'' *

, France ''(since 1979)'' *

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''(since 1992)'' * Ciudad de La Rioja,

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

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, France ''(since 1965)'' *

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, Germany ''(since 1990)''

Transport

The city is served by the

Logroño railway station Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as th ...

and by the Logroño–Agoncillo Airport which has flights to Madrid on

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In popular culture

In the 4th season of the

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

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original series ''

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'', 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: *

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, (1526–1579), Mannerist painter. *

Alfonso Navarrete Blessed Alfonso Navarrete , also known as Alfonso Navarrete-Benito, sometimes latinised as Alphonsus, (1571 – 1 June 1617) was a Spanish nobleman, Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and missionary in the Philippines (1598–1610) and in Japan ...

, (1571-1617), missionary, social worker and Dominican. *

Rodrigo de Arriaga Rodrigo de Arriaga (; 17 January 1592 – 7 June 1667) was a Spanish philosopher, theologian and Jesuit. He is known as one of the foremost Spanish Jesuits of his day and as a leading representative of post- Suárezian baroque Jesuit nominalism. ...

, (1592–1667) philosopher, theologian and

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. * Maria de Arburu, (died in Logrono, 1610) as an alleged witch * Fausto Elhuyar, (1755–1833) and Juan José Elhuyar (1754–1796) chemists and discoverers of

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. * Martín Zurbano, (1788–1845) liberal military figure. *

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 liberal 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 Julio Rey Pastor (14 August 1888 – 21 February 1962) was a Spanish mathematician and historian of science. Biography Julio Rey Pastor studied high school in his hometown, and began his studies in Sciences in Vitoria. He moved to the Universi ...

, (1888–1962) mathematician. * María Teresa León, (1903–1988) writer of the

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. * Ramón Castroviejo, (1904–1987) eye surgeon. * María Teresa Gil de Gárate, (1906–1985) educator. * Gerardo Sacristán, (1907–1964) painter. *

Lola Rodríguez Aragón Lola Rodríguez de Aragón (29 September 1910 – 30 April 1984) was a Spanish soprano singer, entrepreneur and music teacher. She founded "Escuela Superior de Canto" and taught music to several well known Spanish musicians. Early life and educ ...

, (1910–1984) soprano and entrepreneur. * Pepe Blanco, (1911–1981) singer and actor. * Enrique Blanco Lac, (1914–1994) painter. * Manuel Jalón, (1925–2011) engineer and inventor. *

, (1926–2008) screenwriter and novelist. *

Soledad Bravo Soledad Bravo (born January 1, 1943) is a Venezuelan singer. Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, her father was a Spanish republican, moving to Venezuela with his family when his daughter was still at an early age. At 24, Soledad began studying ...

, (1943–) Venezuelan singer of Spanish origin. * Jesús Vicente Aguirre, (1948–) singer-songwriter and writer. *

, (1952–) journalist and editor of ''El Español''. * Luis Burgos, (1957–) representational painter. *

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

, (1957–) doctor and politician of ''

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''. * 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, (1972–) mathematician and science communicator. * Pablo Sainz Villegas, (1977–)

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

ist. * Daniel Aranzubía, (1979–) former football player. * Carlos Coloma Nicolás, (1981–) cross-country mountain biker. *

Pau Quemada Pau Quemada Cadafalch (born 4 September 1983) is a Spanish field hockey player who plays a forward for Belgian club Leuven. He played a total of 293 times for the Spanish national team from 2003 until 2021. Club career Quemada played club hoc ...

, (1983–)

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player. *

Alberto Garzón Alberto Carlos Garzón Espinosa (; born 9 October 1985) is a Spanish former politician and economist. He was the Minister of Consumer Affairs from 2020 to 2023. He has been a member of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and United Left (''Iz ...

, (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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