Azofra, Spain Explained

Official Name:Azofra
Settlement Type:Municipality
Website:http://www.azofra.org/
Pushpin Map:Spain La Rioja#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in La Rioja##Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Comarca
Subdivision Name2:Nájera
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Ernesto Álvarez Fernández (PP)
Area Total Km2:11.84
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CET
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.4239°N -2.8008°W
Elevation M:559
Footnotes:36 km to Logroño

Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain.

Etymology

The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín,[1] it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.

Notes and References

  1. Asín, 1944, 80