Orreaga-Roncesvalles
Also known as Orreaga, Roncesvalles
Roncesvalles ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some in the Pyrenees, about from the French border as the crow flies, or by road.
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Agoitz / Aóiz
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 923
- Settlement.elevation_min_m
- 910
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 1564
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 15.1
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Orreagatar
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Battle of Roncevaux
- Santa María de Roncesvalles
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Roncesvalles ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a small village and municipality in Navarre, northern Spain. It is situated on the small river Urrobi at an altitude of some in the Pyrenees, about from the French border as the crow flies, or by road.
==History== ===Battle of Roncevaux=== Roncesvalles is famous in history and legend for the death of Roland in 778, during the Battle of Roncevaux Pass, when Charlemagne's rearguard was destroyed by Basque tribes.
Gallery (2)
On the map
6 mapped locations