Sorzano

Sorzano
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Rioja Media (La Rioja).
Sorzano Location in La Rioja Sorzano Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°20′33″N 2°31′41″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Rioja Media
Government
• Mayor	Leoncio Martínez Pascual (PP)
Area
• Total	10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Elevation	719 m (2,359 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	232
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	Official website
17 km to Logroño

Sorzano is a municipality in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located near the capital Logroño and has a population of 263 inhabitants as of January 2006. Sorzano also has 10.23 km extension.

History

In the testament of Queen Doña Estefanía, widow of King García Sanchez III of Navarre (from Nájera), leaves to her son Don Sancho, with Viguera and other villages, like Soricano.

In 1070, the kings of Pamplona Don Sancho and Doña Placencia granted the monastery of Saints Cosme and Damián a portion of the tithes from their holdings in Viguera, Hornos, Entedigone (Entrena), and half a mill in Solarana (Sorzano). All these villages are located near Logroño.

Sorzano remained a village of Nalda until 1632.

Monuments

• St. Martin's Church.
• Hermedaña's Hermitage.
• Monument to Don Juan Calvo Estefanía.