Ezcaray
Appearance
Ezcaray | |
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Coordinates: 42°19′36″N 3°00′48″W / 42.32667°N 3.01333°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | La Rioja |
Province | La Rioja |
Area | |
• Total | 14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,027 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 26280 |
Official language | Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.
The name is of Basque origin.[2] The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo peak and is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the Valdezcaray ski area.
Demographics
Population centres
Politics
Term | Mayor | Political Party |
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1979–1983 | José Antonio Cornejo Vitoria | PSOE |
1983–1987 | AP | |
1987–1991 | Manuel Ángel Vilches Martín | PSOE |
1991–1995 | Rodolfo Valgañón Mateo | PR |
1995–1999 | Fernando Sanz Úbeda | PP |
1999–2003 | Fernando Sanz Úbeda | PP |
2003–2007 | Jesús Garrido Arrea/ Juan Carlos Sáez Gómez | PSOE/PP |
2007–2011 | Jesús Garrido Arrea | PSOE |
2011–2015 | Diego Bengoa de la Cruz | PP |
2015–2019 | Diego Bengoa de la Cruz | PP |
2019–2023 | Gonzalo Abajo Monge | PSOE |
2023– | n/d | n/d |
Places of interest
- Church of Santa María la Mayor
- Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray
- Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende
- Hermitage of Saint Barbara
- Palace of Barroeta
- Calvary of Saint Lazarus
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Church of Santa María la Mayor.
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Calvary of Saint Lazarus.
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Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray.
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Reredos of Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende.
Notable people
- Armando Buscarini, poet
- Francisco Antonio Barbadillo Vitoria
- Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel, archbishop of Lima
- Santiago Lope Gonzalo, musician and composer
- Andrés de la Calleja, painter
- Carlos Perujo
- Jaime Nava
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Historical and current Toponimy of the districts of Ezcaray, Valgañón, Zorraquín and Ojacastro (Rioja)[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
External links
- Official website
- Ski resort (in Spanish)
- Ezcaray in the Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish)