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Ortigosa de Cameros is a village, one of 174 municipalities of the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. Its name comes from the Latin word urtica, which in Spanish is ortiga, which is ' nettle ' in English. The title “de Cameros,” is shared with other nearby villages. It is one of the municipalities of Camero Neuvo, one of the 12 comarcas or regions of La Rioja. (The Comarcas of Spain article explains the comarcas.) The municipality covers an area of 35.26 square kilometres (13.61 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 282 people.[2] Its economic activity is based mainly on livestock, forestry, timber industry and rural tourism. Its patron saint is the Virgen del Carmen, whose feast is celebrated on July 16 .
Ortigosa de Cameros | |
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.jpg) Skyline of Ortigosa de Cameros | |
  Ortigosa de Cameros Location within La Rioja.  Ortigosa de Cameros Ortigosa de Cameros (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′33″N 2°42′18″W / 42.17583°N 2.70500°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  La Rioja |
| Comarca | Camero Nuevo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos González Ortega (Unión de Ciudadanos Independientes UCIN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.02 km2 (12.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,061 m (3,481 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 246 |
| Demonym(s) | ortigosano, na |
| Postal code | 26124 |
| Website | www |
Politics
edit| Term | Mayor | Political Party |
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| 1979–1983 | Enrique Saez de la Merced | UCD |
| 1983–1987 | Carlos Gonzalez Ortega | PR |
| 1987–1991 | Mª Asunción Beamonte San Agustín | Independent |
| 1991–1995 | Lucilio Noval Martínez | PSOE |
| 1995–1999 | Carlos Gonzalez Ortega | PP |
| 1999–2003 | Lucilio Noval Martínez | PSOE |
| 2003–2007 | Lucilio Noval Martínez | PSOE |
| 2007–2011 | Óscar Noval Martínez | PP |
| 2011–2015 | Elías Cabrera Aragón | PP |
| 2015–2019 | Carlos Gonzalez Ortega | Independent |
| 2019–2023 | n/d | n/d |
| 2023– | n/d | n/d |
Main sights
editReligious buildings
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- Parish church of St Martin
- Saint Michael church
- Saint Felix hermitage
- Saint Lucy hermitage
- Buen suceso parish church
Civil buildings
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- "La Casa Grande"
- The iron bridge
- The concrete bridge
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links
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