Ezcaray facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ezcaray
Municipality
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Province	La Rioja
Area
• Total	14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,027
• Density	137.99/km2 (357.38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26280
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

• Ezcaray
• Altuzarra
• Ayabarrena
• Azárrulla
• Cilbarrena
• Posadas
• San Antón
• Turza
• Urdanta
• Zaldierna
• Turza

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

In Spanish: Ezcaray para niños