Islallana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Islallana
Populated place
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Logroño
Population
• Total	122
Postal code	26124
Website	http://ayto-nalda.es/

Islallana is a village in the municipality of Nalda, in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. As of 2018 had a population of 122 people. It is located next to the Iregua river, in the foothills of the Sistem Iberico mountain range.

In this town, it takes the waters of the Iregua el Río Antiguo, an irrigation channel that supplies the municipalities of Nalda, Albelda de Iregua, Entrena, Navarrete and Fuenmayor.

The patronal festivities are celebrated on December 3th and March 11th, in both cases in honor of S. Francisco Javier.

Connections

Islallana is crossed by the N-111, which connects Logroño with Soria.

Places of interest

Buildings and monuments

• Parish Church of San Pedro Apóstol. Romanesque, from the 14th century, built in masonry and astry. It is a five-section nave with a pointed cannon cover.

Natural landscapes

• Peñas de Islallana. The town is flanked by impressive clusters of conglomerates. To the west, just behind the urban area are the Peñas de Berrendo. To the east, another group of rocks dominated by the Peña de La Cruz is clearly visible. This usually has other denominations, but the one granted by the inhabitants of Islallana is "de La Cruz", there is even a pilgrimage called this way that is held on the first Sunday of May, it is climbed to the Peña Bajenza (941 meters) and then (around 1:00 p.m.) a mass is held in a lower rock called La Cruz Pequeña and the fields and pregnant buns are blessed that are then delivered free of charge to the attendees. The rocks, where it nests an important colony of black vulture, are included in the zone of special protection for birds (ZEPA) of "Peñas del Iregua, Leza and Jubera".

Demographics

As of January 1, 2023, Islallana had a population of 122 inhabitants, 66 men and 56 women.

See also

In Spanish: Islallana para niños