Nalda

Nalda
Nalda
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location within La Rioja.
	Nalda Location in La Rioja Nalda Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 42°20′02″N 2°29′13″W / 42.33389°N 2.48694°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Rioja Media
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Osés Ramírez (PP)
Area
• Total	24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	988
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	http://www.ayto-nalda.es
	17 km to Logroño

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 preliminaries of the famous Battle of Clavijo between Arabs and Christians in year 844. It appears mentioned for the first time in the 11th century, in the relation of properties that the king Don García of Nájera granted to his wife Estefanía.

From the 14th century to the 19th century, Nalda became the head of the Señorío de Cameros. Nearby is the Peña Bajenza rock formation.^[2]

Monuments

Church of Asunción. Of Renaissance style, it was constructed in the 16th century.
Hermitage of Santa Maria de Villavieja. Baroque construction of the 17th century made in rubblework and brick. It is located to a kilometer of the village.
Castle of Nalda, former seat of the Lordship of Cameros.

Demographics

Population centres

Nalda
Islallana

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Asociación para la protección del patrimonio de Nalda. Rutas por el patrimonio de Nalda (in Spanish)

External links

City hall

42°19′47″N 2°28′47″W / 42.32972°N 2.47972°W / 42.32972; -2.47972

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] Asociación para la protección del patrimonio de Nalda. Rutas por el patrimonio de Nalda (in Spanish)

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