Clavijo | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | La Rioja |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Logroño |
Coordinates: | 42.35°N -27°W |
Elevation M: | 872 |
Area Total Km2: | 19.66 |
Population Demonym: | Clavillenses |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 26130 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José Fernando Porres Castillo |
Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño., its population was of 276 inhabitants.
In 834, according to a 12th-century spurious charter and later traditional records, the legendary battle of Clavijo between Ramiro I of Asturias and Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba took place nearby, but the battle was a fabrication and didn't take place.