Elciego
Encyclopedia
Elciego is a town and municipality
located at the southern end of the province of Álava
, in the Basque Country
, northern Spain
.
This town lies in the world-famous Rioja
wine-production region, and is home to a cutting-edge hotel, opened in 2006, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located at the southern end of the province of Álava
Álava
Álava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
, in the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, northern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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This town lies in the world-famous Rioja
Rioja, Spain
-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...
wine-production region, and is home to a cutting-edge hotel, opened in 2006, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
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