Anguiano Explained

Official Name:Anguiano
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:42.2611°N -2.7639°W
Pushpin Map:Spain La Rioja#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within La Rioja.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Comarca
Subdivision Name2:Anguiano
Elevation M:663
Area Total Km2:90.89
Population Demonyms:Zarrio, Zarria
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CET
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Anguiano (Spanish; Castilian: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006).

Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans.[1] The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de la alubia de Anguiano - Cocina Tradicional Riojana . 2011-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328105012/http://www.valvanera.com/cocina/jornadasanguiano.htm . 2012-03-28 . dead .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214063710/http://www.geocities.com/urunuela17/zancos/zancos.htm Stilt dance in Anguiano