Nalda

• Official Name — Nalda • Website — http: www.ayto-nalda.es • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Nalda-36353635.jpg • Image Shield — Escudo de Nalda-La Rioja.svg • Image Map — Nalda - La Rioja (Spain) - Municipality Map.svg • Map Caption — Location within La Rioja. • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Type2 — Comarca • Subdivision Name1 — La Rioja (Spain) • Subdivision Name2 — Rioja Media • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Daniel Osés Ramírez (PP) • Area Total Km2 — 24.6 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CET • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Pushpin Map — Spain La Rioja#Spain • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in La Rioja##Location in Spain • Elevation M — 580 • Footnotes — 17 km to Logroño Nalda is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital, Logroño. Its population in January 2006 was 1,074 inhabitants over a 24.6 square kilometre area.

The town was the scene of the preliminaries of the famous Battle of Clavijo between Arabs and Christians in year 844. It appears mentioned for the first time in the 11th century, in the relation of properties that the king Don García of Nájera granted to his wife Estefanía. From the 14th century to the 19th century, Nalda became the head of the Señorío de Cameros. Nearby is the Peña Bajenza rock formation.

• Church of Asunción. Of Renaissance style, it was constructed in the 16th century. • Hermitage of Santa Maria de Villavieja. Baroque construction of the 17th century made in rubblework and brick. It is located to a kilometer of the village. • Castle of Nalda, former seat of the Lordship of Cameros.

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