Ezcaray

Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain.

Ezcaray
Municipality
Coat of arms
Ezcaray
Location in La Rioja
Ezcaray
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°19′36″N 3°00′48″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ProvinceLa Rioja
Area
 • Total14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,027
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26280
Official languageSpanish
WebsiteOfficial website

The name is of Basque origin.[2] The town is situated at the base of the San Lorenzo peak and is 13 km from the Valdezcaray ski area.

Demographics

Population centres

Politics
List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979
Term Name of Mayor Political Party
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– Gonzalo Abajo Monge PSOE

Places of interest
Church of Santa María la Mayor.
  • Church of Santa María la Mayor
Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray.
  • Royal Cloth Factory of Ezcaray
Reredos of Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende.
  • Hermitage of the Virgin of Allende
  • Hermitage of Saint Barbara
  • Palace of Barroeta
Calvary of Saint Lazarus.
  • Calvary of Saint Lazarus.

Notable people
  • Armando Buscarini, poet.
  • Francisco Antonio Barbadillo Vitoria
  • Pedro Antonio Barroeta y Ángel, arzobispo of Lima.
  • Santiago Lope Gonzalo, musician and componist
  • Andrés de la Calleja, painter
  • Carlos Perujo
  • Jaime Nava de Olano

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Historical and current Toponimy of the districts of Ezcaray, Valgañón, Zorraquín and Ojacastro (Rioja) (in Spanish)

See also
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