Villalobar de Rioja

Villalobar de Rioja
Villalobar de Rioja
Municipality
	Plaza de España. Fountain and Hotel El Palacete.
	Villalobar de Rioja Location within La Rioja. Villalobar de Rioja Villalobar de Rioja (Spain)
	Coordinates: 42°29′31″N2°57′43″W / 42.49194°N 2.96194°W Coordinates: 42°29′31″N2°57′43″W / 42.49194°N 2.96194°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Government
• Mayor	Álvaro Tecedor Rotaeche (PP)
Area
• Total	10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	67
Demonym(s)	villalobarense
Postal code	26256
Website	www.villalobarderioja.org

Last updated February 28, 2022

Villalobar de Rioja is a municipality of the Autonomous region of La Rioja, (Spain), with no more than 100 inhabitants.^[2] It is located in a privileged location between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Haro.

Etymology

Geography

It is located in the Oja valley. Agricultural activities are predominant, mostly dryland farming, with the growing of wheat, barley, potato, beet and vegetables.

History

Remains of the old Roman road between Tricio and Briviesca can be found within the city limits. Ancient Romans called the village Alfovare. It appears as Villafavar in a document of the year 1120. Until 23 December 1804 it was a village belonging to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, when Charles IV of Spain granted it the title of independent village.

Historic buildings and monuments

Parish Church of La Asunción, located on the top of the village. Dates from the end of the 12th and beginning 13th century. The portal is covered with a porch which protects it from erosion. It has four rounded archivolts with small columns and moldings supported by pilasters and L-shaped columns.
12th century fortified tower, built with ashlar stones. It has a squared floor and consists of a basement or wine cellar, ground floor and further floor on the top of wooden beams. The interior of the tower has been modified.
Bustamante mansion. Noble mansion from the beginning of the 17th century, with ashlar stones and the coat of arms of the Bustamante family, considered artistic and musical heritage and referent which was recently converted into a luxury hotel, with hand-painted decorations and rooms of different cultural themes.
Emblazoned ancestral houses.

Festivals and traditions

April 16: Saint Turibius of Liébana
August 25: Thanksgiving Festival. Procession with Saint Peregrín

Cultural associations

Socio Cultural Association “Villa Alfovare”

Tourism

Walks through the river Oja poplar grove to Santo Domingo de la Calzada.

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References

↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
↑ "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística . Retrieved 28 May 2012.

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística . Retrieved 28 May 2012.

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