Arnedillo

Arnedillo
Arnedillo
	Municipality
	View of Arnedillo
	Seal
	Arnedillo Location within La Rioja. Arnedillo Arnedillo (Spain)
	Coordinates: 42°12′43″N 2°14′09″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Arnedo
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Antonio Montalvo Íñigo (PSOE)
Area
• Total	48.33 km2 (18.66 sq mi)
Elevation	1,057 m (3,468 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	426
Demonym(s)	arnedillense
Postal code	26589
Website	www.arnedillo.org

Arnedillo is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. It is crossed by the Cidacos River. The municipality covers an area of 48.33 square kilometres (18.66 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 477 people.[2]

Arnedillo is famous for its hot springs, which emerge on the surface after being filtered at a temperature of about 50°C (125°F). There is a hot springs resort known as "Balneario de Arnedillo", which attracts many people to this small village.

Another tourist attraction are the footprints of dinosaurs that can be found near Arnedillo.

History

The origin of the village dates back to the Tenth Century.

Places of Interest

Buildings and monuments

Ruins of the castle.

Castle Bridge.
Castle.
Saint Servando and Saint German Church.

Surroundings of the Saint Servando and Saint German Church.

Saint Servando and Saint German Church.

Hermitages: Saint Tirso, Peñalba, Virgin of the Tower, Saint Andrew, Saint Michael, Santiago, Saint Zoilo.

Hot Springs

The municipality is well known for its thermal waters, which flow through several springs. Some of them are leveraged by the village's resort known as "Balneario de Arnedillo", and others are opened to everyone and they are known as "Pozas".

Other places of Interest

Footprints of dinosaurs.
Snowfield.
The vulture's viewpoint.
Wind farm.

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. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 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. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.