Sorzano
Encyclopedia
Sorzano is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain
). It is located near the capital, Logroño
. Its population at January 2006 was of 263 inhabitants and has 10.23 km extension.
(from Nájera
), leaves to her son Don Sancho, with Viguera
and other villages, like Soricano.
In 1070 the kings of Pamplona Don Sancho and Doña Placencia gave to the monastery of Saints Cosme and Damián the part of the tithe
s of his belonging in Viguera
, Hornos
, Entedigone (Entrena
), and half mill of Solarana (Sorzano). All these villages are near Logroño
.
Sorzano was village of Nalda
until 1632.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
). It is located near the capital, Logroño
Logroño
Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
. Its population at January 2006 was of 263 inhabitants and has 10.23 km extension.
History
In the testament of queen Doña Estefanía, widow of king García Sanchez III of NavarreGarcía V of Navarre
García Sánchez III, sometimes García III, IV, V, or VI , was king of Navarre from 1035 to 1054...
(from Nájera
Nájera
Nájera is a small town located in the "Rioja Alta" region of La Rioja, Spain on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the Way of St James.-History:...
), leaves to her son Don Sancho, with Viguera
Viguera
Viguera is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain. It includes the villages Castañares de las Cuevas, El Puente, and Panzares.-History:The earliest documentary evidence is in the Berber historian Ajbar Machmua, who told that Abd ar-Rahman I recovered La Rioja in 759, after it having been conquered by...
and other villages, like Soricano.
In 1070 the kings of Pamplona Don Sancho and Doña Placencia gave to the monastery of Saints Cosme and Damián the part of the tithe
Tithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
s of his belonging in Viguera
Viguera
Viguera is a municipality in La Rioja, Spain. It includes the villages Castañares de las Cuevas, El Puente, and Panzares.-History:The earliest documentary evidence is in the Berber historian Ajbar Machmua, who told that Abd ar-Rahman I recovered La Rioja in 759, after it having been conquered by...
, Hornos
Hornos de Moncalvillo
Hornos de Moncalvillo is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain....
, Entedigone (Entrena
Entrena
In the South zone are the first spurs of the Mountain range of Moncalvillo. The village is located in this zone, on the hill called El Conjuro. Is urbanized in bastille with his streets staggered and concentric...
), and half mill of Solarana (Sorzano). All these villages are near Logroño
Logroño
Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
.
Sorzano was village of Nalda
Nalda
Nalda is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja . It is located near the capital, Logroño. Its population at January 2006 was of 1,074 inhabitants and has 24.6 km extension.- History :...
until 1632.
Monuments
- St. Martin's Church.
- Hermedaña's Hermitage.
- Monument to Don Juan Calvo Estefanía.