Ezcaray
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  Ezcaray Location in La Rioja  Ezcaray Location in Spain | |
| 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
[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. -
Calvary of Saint Lazarus. -
Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray. -
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 Toponymy 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)
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