Ortigosa de Cameros

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Ortigosa de Cameros
Municipality
Skyline of Ortigosa de Cameros
Ortigosa de Cameros Location within La Rioja. Show map of La Rioja, Spain Ortigosa de Cameros Ortigosa de Cameros (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 42°10′33″N 2°42′18″W / 42.17583°N 2.70500°W / 42.17583; -2.70500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Camero Nuevo
Government
• Mayor	Carlos González Ortega (Unión de Ciudadanos Independientes UCIN)
Area
• Total	33.02 km² (12.75 sq mi)
Elevation	1,061 m (3,481 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	246
Demonym(s)	ortigosano, na
Postal code	26124
Website	www.ortigosadecameros.org

Ortigosa de Cameros is a village, one of 174 municipalities of the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. Its name comes from the Latin word urtica, which in Spanish is ortiga, which is ' nettle ' in English. The title “de Cameros,” is shared with other nearby villages. It is one of the municipalities of Camero Neuvo, one of the 12 comarcas or regions of La Rioja. (The Comarcas of Spain article explains the comarcas.) The municipality covers an area of 35.26 square kilometres (13.61 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 282 people.^[2] Its economic activity is based mainly on livestock, forestry, timber industry and rural tourism. Its patron saint is the Virgen del Carmen, whose feast is celebrated on July 16 .

Politics

List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979
Term	Mayor	Political Party
1979–1983	Enrique Saez de la Merced	UCD
1983–1987	Carlos Gonzalez Ortega	PR
1987–1991	Mª Asunción Beamonte San Agustín	Independent
1991–1995	Lucilio Noval Martínez	PSOE
1995–1999	Carlos Gonzalez Ortega	PP
1999–2003	Lucilio Noval Martínez	PSOE
2003–2007	Lucilio Noval Martínez	PSOE
2007–2011	Óscar Noval Martínez	PP
2011–2015	Elías Cabrera Aragón	PP
2015–2019	Carlos Gonzalez Ortega	Independent
2019–2023	n/d	n/d
2023–	n/d	n/d

Main sights

Religious buildings

Parish church of St Martin
Saint Michael church
Saint Felix hermitage
Saint Lucy hermitage
Buen suceso parish church

Civil buildings

View of the Alberco river from the iron bridge.

"La Casa Grande"
The iron bridge
The concrete bridge

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

External links

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Ortigosa caves

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Ábalos Agoncillo Aguilar del Río Alhama Ajamil Albelda de Iregua Alberite Alcanadre Aldeanueva de Ebro Alesanco Alesón Alfaro Almarza de Cameros Anguciana Anguiano Arenzana de Abajo Arenzana de Arriba Arnedillo Arnedo Arrúbal Ausejo Autol Azofra Badarán Bañares Baños de Rioja Baños de Río Tobía Berceo Bergasa Bergasillas Bajera Bezares Bobadilla Brieva de Cameros Briones Briñas Cabezón de Cameros Calahorra Camprovín Canales de la Sierra Canillas de Río Tuerto Casalarreina Castañares de Rioja Castroviejo Cañas Cellorigo Cenicero Cervera del Río Alhama Cidamón Cihuri Cirueña Clavijo Cordovín Corera Cornago Corporales Cuzcurrita de Río Tirón Cárdenas Daroca de Rioja El Rasillo de Cameros El Redal El Villar de Arnedo Enciso Entrena Estollo Ezcaray Foncea Fonzaleche Fuenmayor Galbárruli Galilea Gallinero de Cameros Gimileo Grañón Grávalos Haro Herce Herramélluri Hervías Hormilla Hormilleja Hornillos de Cameros Hornos de Moncalvillo Huércanos Igea Jalón de Cameros Laguna de Cameros Lagunilla del Jubera Lardero Ledesma de la Cogolla Leiva Leza de Río Leza Logroño Lumbreras Manjarrés Mansilla de la Sierra Manzanares de Rioja Matute Medrano Munilla Murillo de Río Leza Muro de Aguas Muro en Cameros Nalda Navajún Navarrete Nestares Nieva de Cameros Nájera Ochánduri Ocón Ojacastro Ollauri Ortigosa de Cameros Pazuengos Pedroso Pinillos Pradejón Pradillo Préjano Quel Rabanera Ribafrecha Rincón de Soto Robres del Castillo Rodezno Sajazarra San Asensio San Millán de Yécora San Millán de la Cogolla San Román de Cameros San Torcuato San Vicente de la Sonsierra Santa Coloma Santa Engracia del Jubera Santa Eulalia Bajera Santo Domingo de la Calzada Santurde de Rioja Santurdejo Sojuela Sorzano Soto en Cameros Sotés Terroba Tirgo Tobía Tormantos Torre en Cameros Torrecilla en Cameros Torrecilla sobre Alesanco Torremontalbo Treviana Tricio Tudelilla Uruñuela Valdemadera Valgañón Ventosa Ventrosa Viguera Villalba de Rioja Villalobar de Rioja Villamediana de Iregua Villanueva de Cameros Villar de Torre Villarejo Villarroya Villarta-Quintana Villavelayo Villaverde de Rioja Villoslada de Cameros Viniegra de Abajo Viniegra de Arriba Zarratón Zarzosa Zorraquín

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