Grávalos

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Grávalos
Vista de Grávalos
Grávalos
Coordinates: 42°6′29″N 2°0′3″W / 42.10806°N 2.00083°W / 42.10806; -2.00083
Country Spain
Region Rioja Baja
Comarca Comarca de Cervera
Government
  Alcalde José Jorge Abad Sáez (PP)
Area
  Total 31.0 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Elevation 750 m (2,460 ft)
Demonym gravalense;
gravaleño, ña
Postal Code 26587
Website www.gravalos.org

Grávalos is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. It's 72 km. from the city of Logroño. Traditional tales talk about Gravalos like belong to Arnedo. It was in first times a Roman villa. In medieval ages belonged to Arnedo until 1669. In that year Gravalos become an independent municipality, but still remained as a possession of the Arnedo's Church. The municipality covers an area of 31.91 square kilometres (12.32 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 234 people.[1]

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Interesting places

  • Parish church of Santa María de la Antigua, 16th-century, Three naves of different altitude.


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