Clavijo
Clavijo | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°21′N 2°25′W / 42.350°N 2.417°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | La Rioja |
| Province | La Rioja |
| Comarca | Logroño |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Fernando Porres Castillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 872 m (2,861 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 273 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Clavillenses |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26130 |
| Website | Official website |
Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. As of 2009, 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.