Nájera

Nájera
Naiara (Basque)
Nájera
Location in Spain
Nájera
Nájera (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°25′00″N 2°43′51″W / 42.41667°N 2.73083°W / 42.41667; -2.73083
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ComarcaNájera
Government
 • MayorJonás Olarte (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
8,336
 • Density222.6/km2 (576.7/sq mi)
DemonymNajerinos or Najerenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
WebsiteOfficial website

Nájera (Spanish: [ˈnaxeɾa]; Basque: Naiara) is a small town, former bishopric and now Latin Catholic titular see, former capital of the Kingdom of Nájera–Pamplona, located in the Rioja Alta region of La Rioja, northern Spain, on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the French Way the most popular path on the Way of St. James.