Berceo is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain. It is located near the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla and was the birthplace of Gonzalo de Berceo. It has also been proposed as identification of historic Vergegio, named by Braulio of Zaragoza as the birthplace of Saint Millán, although present Berdejo in Aragon is another candidate.
Berceo | |
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Location within La Rioja. | |
Coordinates: 42°20′17″N 2°51′07″W / 42.33806°N 2.85194°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | La Rioja |
Comarca | Anguiano |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Félix Aransay Azofra (IU) |
Elevation | 722 m (2,369 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 159 |
Demonym(s) | berceíno, na |
Postal code | 26327 |
Website | www |
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.