Herramélluri

Herramélluri is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) in the middle reaches of the river Tirón in the Spanish region of La Rioja with about 111 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

Location

Herramélluri is located in the far west of the province of La Rioja at an altitude of about 570 meters above sea level. d. M. Knapp drive 56 kilometers separate the city of Logroño; the next largest cities are Haro (18 kilometers north-east ) and Miranda de Ebro (about 27 kilometers north ). Located on the Santiago capital of Valle, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, is only about 10.5 kilometers southeast.

Demographics

In the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century the place was always between 450 and 600 inhabitants. Due to the mechanization of agriculture and the resulting lower demand for labor, the population has declined significantly since the mid-20th century.

Economy

Traditionally the first place in the economic life of the community is agriculture and especially the wine - Herramélluri part of the growing region of Rioja Alta. In addition, wheat, barley, potatoes, and vegetables are cultivated.

History

The history of the place may begin with a settlement by the name of the Celtic tribe of Oliva Beronen that - coming from Central Europe - settled here around 250 BC. The local name of the neighboring village Leiva, this origin seems to be still preserved.

Autrigonen and Beronen be under the leadership of the renegade commander Quintus Sertorius known as an opponent of the Roman invaders in the 70s of the first century BC. The names of both strains emerge BC in ancient historiography restriction no longer on after winning a posted by Sulla army in 72. The Romans built the old settlement on the Cerro del Piquillo from under the new name Libia; of this Roman city but only foundation remains and fragments of amphorae are obtained. In 1905 a only about 20 inches wide, but about two -pound Venus statuette made ​​of bronze ( Venus of Herramélluri ) was discovered in the ruins.

The first written mention of the village dates from the year 1080 as part of a donation to the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. Another naming ( Erra Melluri ) dates from the year 1101 In the 16th century the place was known as de los Condes -. Appropriate Grafenburg no longer exists.

Attractions

• The parish church is dedicated to San Esteban Protomartyr Stephen. It is built entirely of freestone and dates from the 16th century. The bell storey of the tower and the - encountered in many churches in the north and in the center of Spain south porch ( portico ) - with its rounded corners may have been added during the Baroque period. The interior of the church houses two Roman alabaster columns, which were re-used as a coaster for a stoup and a sink in the sacristy.
• Also in the courtyard of Casa Grande said building, there are re-used Roman columns ( spolia ).
• The present Town Hall is a handsome building from the 18th century with a resting on stone pillars covered arcades on the ground floor.
• A hermit chapel ( Ermita de San Isidro ) is located about a kilometer outside the town.
• A 18th-century three-arched stone bridge crosses the Río de Tirón.

• The small church of La Natividad in now only five inhabitants hamlet Velasco makes a valiant impression.