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Rioja Alavesa (Basque: Arabako Errioxa), officially Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa, in Spanish, and Biasteri-Arabako Errioxako kuadrilla, in Basque, is one of seven comarcas that make up the province of Álava, Spain. It covers an area of 315.83 km² with a population of 11,360 people (2010). The capital lies at Laguardia. It is part of a notable wine growing region.
The Rioja Alavesa's northern boundary is formed by the Sierra de Cantabria and Sierra de Toloño, mountain ranges that separate it from the rest of Álava. To the south, its geographical limit is marked by the Ebro River, its border with the neighboring autonomous community of La Rioja.
The Sonsierra of La Rioja includes the municipalities of Ábalos and San Vicente de la Sonsierra, located north of the Ebro River. Although geographically part of the river's left bank, these municipalities form a wedge of land technically belonging to the autonomous community of La Rioja. It thus divides the Rioja Alavesa in two: in the western part, the municipality of Labastida, and the remaining Rioja Alavesa municipalities to the east, with Laguardia and Oion as its main towns. The border with Navarre to the east is not based on clearly defined geographical features like the aforementioned boundaries. The rivers within the area are all tributaries of the Ebro.
Historyedit
In 2023 researchers examined the remains of 338 individuals from a mass grave in a cave, dated to the late neolithic. They concluded many of those buried in the shallow grave showed signs of violent, unhealed injuries, the result of the first large-scale warfare in Europe.[1]
There are some dolmens and other archaeological remnants of the Middle-Late Bronze Age La Hoya people. The Romans established themselves in the area due to its climate and mountainous landscape. During the Middle Ages, this region belonged to the Kingdom of Navarre, the Sonsierra, which was eventually occupied and annexed to the Crown of Castile in 1463 as a result of Castile's intervention in the Kingdom of Navarre.
Wine Regionedit
The local economy is based primarily on viticulture and the production of Rioja wines, forming part of the Riojadenominación de origen. The region possesses 11,500 hectares of vineyards.
La Rioja DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada, akin to AVA in US wine-growing regions) is separated into three subregions, Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa. Despite having a very similar climate as the Rioja Alta region, the Rioja Alavesa produces wines with a fuller body and higher acidity.[2] Vineyards in the area have a low vine density with large spacing between rows. This is due to the relatively poor conditions of the soil with the vines needing more distance from each other and less competition for the nutrients in the surrounding soil.[3] On the slopes of the Sierra de Toloño, parts of the Rioja Alavesa may benefit from the cooler temperatures found at these higher altitudes.
List of Townsedit
Main square of Laguardia, capital of the county.Medieval walls of Labastida
From most to least populous, the 15 municipalities of the region are:
^Banfield-Nwachi, Mabel (2 November 2023). "Large-scale warfare occurred in Europe '1,000 years earlier than previously thought'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish July 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Rioja Alavesa see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Rioja Alavesa to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Rioja Alavesa Basque Arabako Errioxa officially Cuadrilla de Laguardia Rioja Alavesa in Spanish and Biasteri Arabako Errioxako kuadrilla in Basque is one of seven comarcas that make up the province of Alava Spain It covers an area of 315 83 km with a population of 11 360 people 2010 The capital lies at Laguardia It is part of a notable wine growing region A view of vineyards in Rioja Alavesa Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Wine Region 4 List of Towns 5 ReferencesGeography edit nbsp Covered in winter snowThe Rioja Alavesa s northern boundary is formed by the Sierra de Cantabria and Sierra de Tolono mountain ranges that separate it from the rest of Alava To the south its geographical limit is marked by the Ebro River its border with the neighboring autonomous community of La Rioja The Sonsierra of La Rioja includes the municipalities of Abalos and San Vicente de la Sonsierra located north of the Ebro River Although geographically part of the river s left bank these municipalities form a wedge of land technically belonging to the autonomous community of La Rioja It thus divides the Rioja Alavesa in two in the western part the municipality of Labastida and the remaining Rioja Alavesa municipalities to the east with Laguardia and Oion as its main towns The border with Navarre to the east is not based on clearly defined geographical features like the aforementioned boundaries The rivers within the area are all tributaries of the Ebro History editIn 2023 researchers examined the remains of 338 individuals from a mass grave in a cave dated to the late neolithic They concluded many of those buried in the shallow grave showed signs of violent unhealed injuries the result of the first large scale warfare in Europe 1 There are some dolmens and other archaeological remnants of the Middle Late Bronze Age La Hoya people The Romans established themselves in the area due to its climate and mountainous landscape During the Middle Ages this region belonged to the Kingdom of Navarre the Sonsierra which was eventually occupied and annexed to the Crown of Castile in 1463 as a result of Castile s intervention in the Kingdom of Navarre Wine Region editThe local economy is based primarily on viticulture and the production of Rioja wines forming part of the Rioja denominacion de origen The region possesses 11 500 hectares of vineyards La Rioja DOCa Denominacion de Origen Calificada akin to AVA in US wine growing regions is separated into three subregions Rioja Alta Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa Despite having a very similar climate as the Rioja Alta region the Rioja Alavesa produces wines with a fuller body and higher acidity 2 Vineyards in the area have a low vine density with large spacing between rows This is due to the relatively poor conditions of the soil with the vines needing more distance from each other and less competition for the nutrients in the surrounding soil 3 On the slopes of the Sierra de Tolono parts of the Rioja Alavesa may benefit from the cooler temperatures found at these higher altitudes List of Towns edit nbsp Main square of Laguardia capital of the county nbsp Medieval walls of LabastidaFrom most to least populous the 15 municipalities of the region are Oyon Oion Laguardia Labastida Elciego Lapuebla de Labarca Lanciego Lantziego Elvillar Bilar Samaniego Villabuena de Alava Eskuernaga Banos de Ebro Manueta Yecora Iekora Leza Moreda de Alava Navaridas KripanReferences edit Banfield Nwachi Mabel 2 November 2023 Large scale warfare occurred in Europe 1 000 years earlier than previously thought The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 3 November 2023 T Stevenson The Sotheby s Wine Encyclopedia pg 312 314 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0 7566 1324 8 J Robinson ed The Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition pg 580 581 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 860990 6 42 33 11 N 2 36 12 W 42 55306 N 2 60333 W 42 55306 2 60333 nbsp This article about a location 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