Enciso is a small municipality (pop. 159 (2007)) in the southern part of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ...
,
Spain
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, near
Arnedo
Arnedo is the third largest town in La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Calahorra, and has a population of about 15,000 people.
Its economy is based on the shoe industry.
History
The area of Arnedo has been inhabited as early as the Neolithic A ...
. The main village rises is located above the
Cidacos River.
Numerous
trace fossils
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of
dinosaur
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s have been found in the area and there is a museum specialized in
paleontology
Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure ge ...
in Enciso. The dinosaur has become an emblematic animal of this town.
Demography
Enciso has been steadily losing permanent population. From a total of 1,237 inhabitants in 1900, it had only 159 in the 2009 census.
Villages
Enciso's municipal term encompasses several smaller populated places, including
Navalsaz. Located on a bend of the river, almost depopulated
Las Ruedas de Enciso is a popular place for hikers and sightseers.
Las Ruedas De Enciso (La Rioja)
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See also
*List of municipalities in La Rioja
This is a list of the 173 municipalities in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
See also
*Geography of Spain
*List of cities in Spain
This is a list of lists of the municipalities of Spain. The municipalities list l ...
References
Gallery
Vista de Enciso.jpg, View of Enciso
Crucero de la Concepción, Enciso, La Rioja, España, 2021-08-31, DD 53.jpg, Waycross of La Concepción
Icnitas_en_Enciso.JPG, Dinosaur footprints in Enciso
External links
Encisonet
Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)
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