Baños de Río Tobía explained

Official Name:Baños de Río Tobía
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain La Rioja#Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Comarca
Subdivision Name2:Anguiano
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:David Villoslada
Leader Party:PSOE
Established Title:Founded
Area Land Km2:17.59
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1583
Population Density Km2:90.96
Population Demonym:Bañejos
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.335°N -2.7608°W
Elevation M:574
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:26320

Baños de Río Tobía is a village of La Rioja, in Spain. Located near the Najerilla river, in 2021 it had a population of 1,583 inhabitants. Its Chorizo, wood and plywood industry is notable.

Places of interest

Feasts and festivals

Its main festivals are held from September 20 to 24, in honor of San Mateo and La Virgen de Los Parrales. On the Sunday before September 21, the Chorizo Festival is celebrated, during which chorizo is distributed among the thousands of attendees and the pig is slaughtered in its traditional way. In February, the "quintos" celebrate their party.

Notable people

Sports

Baños de Río Tobía has a soccer team, the Club Deportivo Bañuelos, founded in 1982, this club competes in Regional Preferente de Rioja. They dress in full red, with white details. The CD Bañuelos played 2 seasons in the Tercera División.

Annually, on the last Saturday of April, there is a night walk of about 63 km (39 miles) that goes from Logroño to the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, this night walk is known as La Valvanerada. The town collaborates in its organization by distributing supplies with a chocolate bar and carrying out controls. An amateur Mano pelota championship takes place during the summer, bringing together numerous competitors from different categories. "The day of the bicycle" is another sports activity, organized in June, a march takes place around the town, attended by a good part of its inhabitants.

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