Azofra, Spain

Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain.

Azofra
Location within Rioja Alta (La Rioja).
Azofra
Location in La Rioja
Azofra
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°25′26″N 2°48′03″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ComarcaNájera
Government
  AlcaldeErnesto Álvarez Fernández (PP)
Area
  Total11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Elevation
559 m (1,834 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total200
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
Websitehttp://www.azofra.org/
36 km to Logroño

Etymology

The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín,[2] it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.[3]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Asín, 1944, 80
  3. Ranz Yubero, José Antonio; de los Mozos, José Ramón López (2002), "Topónimos riojanos del patrimonio emilianense en una bula de 1199. (Archivo de San Millán M. 41-52)", Berceo (in Spanish) (142), pp. 65–76, ISSN 0210-8550
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