Tafalla
For the genus of moth, see Tafalla (moth).
| Tafalla | |||
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous Community | Navarre | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 98.29 km2 (37.95 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 11,390 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Building in Tafalla. Navarra. Spain
Tafalla is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The Postal code is 31300.
Tafalla is an industrial and agricultural town. It produces beef, mutton, pork and chicken.
History
There are traces of human presence in the area dating from the Chalcolithic age.
Jurist Florencio García Goyena was born in this town in 1783[1] and Antonio Azarola y Gresillón, rear admiral of the Spanish Republican Navy was born in Tafalla in 1874.[2]
Local celebrations
- 20 January, Saint Sebastian.
References
- ↑ Ross, Friso (2001). "García Goyena, Florencio". In Michael Stolleis (ed.). Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert (in German) (2nd edition ed.). München: Beck. p. 232. ISBN 3-406-45957-9.
- ↑ Marcelino Laruelo Roa, Muertes Paralelas. El destino trágico de los prohombres de la República, Gijón 2004, ISBN 849311751X
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tafalla. |
- Ayuntamiento de Tafalla
- TAFALLA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)