Samaniego, Spain

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Coat of arms of Samaniego
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42°34′6″N 2°40′55″W / 42.56833°N 2.68194°W / 42.56833; -2.68194CountrySpainAutonomous community Basque CountryProvinceAlavaEskualdea / ComarcaRioja AlavesaFounded1668 (1668)Government
 • MayorMaría Pilar Garmendia Iparraguirre (EH Bildu)Area
 • Total10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi)Population
 (2020)
 • Total315 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
01307
Official language(s)Basque, SpanishWebsiteOfficial website

Samaniego (Spanish pronunciation: [samaˈnjeɣo]) is a town and municipality located in the province of Araba (Álava), in the Basque Country, northern Spain.

It forms part of the Rioja Alavesa wine region, and is located 10km west of Laguardia, 45km south of the provincial capital Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The primary industry of the town is winemaking, and a number of wineries are found within the village. The landscape is characterised by the extensive vineyards, and the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range which rises in the north of the municipality.

Street in Samaniego, Álava
Samaniego Palace, now a hotel

References

External links

  • SAMANIEGO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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