Theme Week Navarre – Estella-Lizarra
Thursday, 24 November 2022 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Estella (
Spanish ) or Lizarra (
Basque ) is a town located in the
autonomous community of
Navarre , in northern
Spain . It lies south west of
Pamplona , close to the border with
La Rioja and
Álava . In 1927,
Club Deportivo Izarra was formed who currently play in the
Segunda División B . The town regularly hosts the
GP Miguel Induráin .
The town was founded in 1090 when the place, lying by the fortified settlement of Lizarra, was granted a charter by the Pamplonese king Sancho Ramirez. The town became a landmark in the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela , thriving on the privileged location and the melting pot of Francos called in by Navarrese kings (mainly Occitans from Auvergne and Limousin), Jews and the original Navarrese inhabitants. The wealth resulted in a development of Romanesque architecture , well represented in the town: Church of San Pedro de la Rúa, Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra , Church of San Miguel, among others.
Railway station © Reinhard Dietrich/cc-by-sa-4.0
The town was long the headquarters of
Don Carlos , who was proclaimed king here in 1833. It was a major headquarters of the
Carlist party in the
Carlist Wars of the mid 19th century, with
Tomás de Zumalacárregui being appointed Commander in Chief in this Estella-Lizarra. On 16 February 1876 the Carlists in the town surrendered.
Between 1927 and 1967, the town held the terminus of the iconic
Ferrocarril Vasco-Navarro railway extending up to
Bergara . The line was fitted with electrified power supply as of 1938, a provision considered a feat at the time.
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