Clavijo is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. As of 2009^[update], its population was of 276 inhabitants.

Clavijo
Municipality
Coat of arms
Clavijo Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°21′N 2°25′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)[1]
• Total	273
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Clavillenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26130
Website	Official website

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.

Main sights

• Castle, built by the Moors^[who?] in the 9th century
• Monastery of San Prudencio de Monte Laturce, founded in the 6th century
• Hermitage of Santiago (18th century)
• Parish church (16th-17th century)

• 
  Far view of the Castle of Clavijo
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  Walls of the Castle
• 
  St. James's Cross

References

External links

• Media related to Clavijo at Wikimedia Commons

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