Tafalla
Sign in to saveTafalla is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Tafalla lies 30 km south of Pamplona, in the valley of the Zidacos river, which is a tributary of the Aragón. The population in January 2022 was 10,576.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tafalla
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tafalla - Plaza de Don Francisco de Navarra 03.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Plaza de Don Francisco de Navarra
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Tafalla.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo Tafalla.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
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- Autonomous Community
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Navarre
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tafalla 2
- Settlement.leader_party
- EH Bildu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Xavier Alcuaz
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 98.29
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
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Tafalla is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Tafalla lies 30 km south of Pamplona, in the valley of the Zidacos river, which is a tributary of the Aragón. The population in January 2022 was 10,576.
== History == === Prehistoric and Roman eras === Traces of human presence in the area date back to the Chalcolithic era, c. 4,500 to 3,700 years ago. There are no remains of permanent settlements before the Iron Age (900-300 BC), but by Roman times, there were 15 settlements in the area. These were concentrated near the Cidacos River in El Busquil, La Pedrera, La Recueja, Los Cascajos, and El Escal. At Lobera, a funeral tombstone was found inscribed with the name of Thurscando. This tombstone is now in the House of Culture of Tafalla.