Roncesvalles

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Roncesvalles is a small historic village and pilgrimage stop in the Pyrenees of northern Spain, famed as a key waypoint on the Camino de Santiago and the legendary site of Charlemagne’s rear-guard battle.

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Roncesvalles canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage site
village
administrativeDivision municipality of Roncesvalles
associatedWith Charlemagne
Roland
associatedWork La Chanson de Roland
linked to: The Song of Roland
country Spain
elevation about 900 meters above sea level
hasClimate mountain climate
hasEconomicActivity hospitality
services for pilgrims
hasFunction religious center
rest stop for pilgrims
hasHeritageStatus historic site
hasReligiousSignificance Catholic pilgrimage
hasRouteConnection Camino Francés
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
hasStructure Collegiate Church of Santa María de Roncesvalles
Royal Collegiate Church of Roncesvalles
Silo de Carlomagno
chapel of Sancti Spiritus
cloister
pilgrims’ hostel
historicalEvent Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)
isPartOf Camino de Santiago
French Way
knownFor association with Charlemagne’s rear-guard
association with the Battle of Roncevaux Pass
being a starting point for many pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago
connection to the epic poem The Song of Roland
historic monastery complex
pilgrimage tradition
locatedIn Navarre
Pyrenees
northern Spain
near French–Spanish border
Roncevaux Pass
linked to: Somport Pass
officialLanguage Spanish
region Navarrese Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
regionalLanguage Basque
religion Roman Catholicism
role key waypoint on the Camino de Santiago
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Navarre contains Roncesvalles
Camino de Santiago hasStartingPoint Roncesvalles