Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.
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 |
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 edit
Population centres edit
Politics edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Official website
- Ski resort (in Spanish)
- Ezcaray in the Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish)