Calahorra | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
_-_Municipality_Map.svg) Location withinLa Rioja | |
| Coordinates:42°18′00″N1°58′00″W / 42.30000°N 1.96667°W /42.30000; -1.96667 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | La Rioja |
| Comarca | Rioja Baja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93.57 km2 (36.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 24,787 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Calahorra, (pronounced [kalaˈora]),La Rioja,Spain is amunicipality inRioja Baja. It is near the border withNavarre on theriverEbro. Duringancient Roman times, Calahorra was known asCalagurris Fibularia.
The city is located on ahill at analtitude of 358 metres (1,175 ft) at theconfluence of the Ebro andCidacos rivers. It has anarea of 91.41 square kilometres (35.29 sq mi). Calahorra is the second-largest city in La Rioja inpopulation and importance. 21,060 people live there.
People have lived in the area that is now Calahorra since thePaleolithic. It has had a stablepopulation since theIron Age.
Rome took control of the town in 187 BC. They made it more important as anadministrative centre forregions near it.Julius Caesar andAugustus Caesar gave the city (then namedCalagurris) converted the town into amunicipality. They developed itscity planning,economy, andpolitics. Itsarcheological remains show that it had acircus,baths, anamphitheatre, and other things found in large cities. Itmintedmoney and served as ajustice administration centre.
After the rule of theMoors in the 9th and 10th centuries theChristian kingGarcía Sánchez III of Navarre captured the city in 1045.
