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Ezcaray
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Country | Spain | |
Autonomous community | La Rioja | |
Province | La Rioja | |
Area | ||
• Total | 14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi) | |
Population | ||
• Total | KIDDLE_IB | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code |
26280
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Official language | Spanish |
Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.
The name is of Basque origin. 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
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
In Spanish: Ezcaray para niños
- Olmos y Robles
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