Fuenmayor is a town located in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located ten kilometers from Logroño, the capital of La Rioja.
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| Coordinates: 42°28′00″N 2°33′36″W / 42.46667°N 2.56000°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  La Rioja |
| Comarca | Logroño |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Peso Hernáiz (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.29 km2 (13.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 3,108 |
| Website | www |
The town borders the Ebro river, the Basque-Aragonese freeway and railroad Logroño-Vitoria. Several industries and important warehouses have benefited from this strategic situation, which has also bolstered a constant increase of the population. There are 3,159 inhabitants.INE
Politics
edit| Term | Mayor | Political Party |
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| 1979–1983 | César de Marcos | PSOE |
| 1983–1987 | César de Marcos | PSOE |
| 1987–1991 | César de Marcos | PSOE |
| 1991–1995 | Enrique Merino | PSOE |
| 1995–1999 | Enrique Merino | PSOE |
| 1999–2003 | Valentín Alonso | PSOE |
| 2003–2007 | Valentín Alonso | PSOE |
| 2007–2011 | Mª Carmen Arana Álvarez | PSOE |
| 2011–2015 | Mª Carmen Arana Álvarez | PSOE |
| 2015–2019 | Eduardo Abascal Falces/Alberto Peso Hernáiz | PSOE/PP |
| 2019–2023 | n/d | n/d |
| 2023– | n/d | n/d |
Places of interest
editReligious Buildings
edit- Church of Santa María
- Hermitage of the Christ
- Hermitage of Carmen
- Hermitage of San Martín
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Church of Santa María -
Hermitage of the Christ -
Hermitage of Carmen -
Hermitage of San Martín
Civil Buildings
edit- Palace of Fernández Bazán, from the 17th century.[1]
- Palace of the marquises of Terán, former headquarters of the Real Junta de Cosecheros.[2]
- Renaissance palace in the Mayor Alta 20 street.[3]
- Palace of Urban del Campo[4]
- House Navajas.[5]
- El Portalón, Renaissance palace of the beginning of the 18th century.[6]
- Cinema Gran Coliseo, building from the thirties, first spanish cinema with hanging amphitheater and without columns in the stalls.
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Palace of Fernández Bazán -
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Palace of the marquises of Terán -
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Renaissance palace, Mayor Alta 20 -
Palace of Urban del Campo
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References
edit- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: Palacio Fernández Bazán". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: Palacio de los Marqueses de Terán". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: Palacio Renacentista (Mayor Alta 20)". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: Palacio de los Urban del Campo". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: Casa Navajas". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Council of Fuenmayor: El Portalón". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
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