Cizur Menor

Cizur Menor is a village located at the north of the Spain, commune of Cizur, in the autonomous Communauté of Navarre.

Population: 591 inhabitants in 2004.

Extension: 351 ha

Geography

Altitude: 459 Mr. and to 5 km in the south of Pampelune.

History

Culture and inheritance

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Camino navarro of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle.
One comes from the Pampelune, the next commune is Zizur Mayor, the church Santa Maria

Monk

  • the church of San Miguel Arcángel.
Apart from the village, it belonged to a monastery of the Hospitaliers of Midsummer's Day of Jerusalem; who had an inn for the pilgrims on the Santiago way. It has only one nave arched in cradle, reinforced by counter strong.
On the frontage, a Romance gate, with chrism in the tympanum.

  • the church of San Emeterio and San Celedonio .

On the other hand, it is located in the middle of the village.
It is of Romance style of XIIe century although throughout time it suffered from the reforms, like the tower of the XVIIe siècle.
The gate is Romance, with an arc of half-time, and a chrism in the tympanum.

Civilians

In the village to notice the house of Echeverria, which was modified since its construction in 1777.


Bonds

  • Camino frances

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