Agoncillo () is a town and municipality in
La Rioja province in northern
Spain
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Club Deportivo Agoncillo
Club Deportivo Agoncillo is a Spanish football team based in Agoncillo in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1980, it plays in 3ª - Group 16. Its stadium is Estadio San Roque with a capacity of 2,000 seaters.
History
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is a football team based in Agoncillo.
History
It is believed that the name comes from an ancient
Celtic
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settlement named Egon whose ruins lie near the town. The area was also populated in
Ancient Roman
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Aerodrome
A military aerodrome was built in
Recajo
Recajo is a village within Agoncillo municipality in La Rioja province in northern Spain. It is located south of a bend on the Ebro
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, a town within Agoncillo municipal term, in 1923. It was first known as ''Aeródromo de Recajo'', but in 1932 at the time of the
Second Spanish Republic
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its official name was changed to ''Aeródromo de Agoncillo''. Located about 10 km from Logroño, since 1939 it housed the ''Maestranza Aérea de Logroño'' of the
Spanish Air Force
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with the ''Regimiento de Bombardeo Nº 15, Escuadrón 110'' that operated
Heinkel He 111
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bombers until the late 1950s.
After the bomber squadrons were phased out, the aerodrome reverted to civilian use as the
Logroño-Agoncillo Airport. It now has a smaller airstrip and houses a museum.
Places of interest
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Leza River Bridge
The Leza River Bridge (Spanish: ''Puente Romano sobre el río Leza'') is the ruins of a bridge located in Agoncillo, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural
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Castle of Aguas Mansas
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Agoncillo
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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