Lanciego/Lantziego

Lanciego (Basque: Lantziego) is a toun an municipality locatit in the province o Álava, in the Basque Kintra, northren Spain. The municipality o Lanciego in Rioja Alavesa consists o three touns: Lanciego, Assa an Viñaspre. Lanciego haes a tot population o approximately 650. Its name derives frae Lantzeaga (place o cultur) an Lantze = cultivate.

Lanciego/Lantziego
Municipality
Lantziego
Coat airms
Lanciego/Lantziego Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°34′N 02°31′W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Basque Kintra
Province	Álava
Region	Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa
Foondit	1630
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Gorka Mauleon Elalde (Partido Nacionalista Vasco)
Area
• Total	24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	01308
Offeecial leids	Basque, Spainyie
Website	www.lanciego.org

Places o interest

Releegious Monuments

• The kirk o San Acisclo y Santa Victoria.
• The Hermitage o La Virgen del Campo.

Recreational Facilities

• The public open air soummin puils.
• The polideportivo leisure centre.
• The auld Frontón.

History

Lanciego (in Basque Lantziego), locatit in Rioja Alavesa, settles on a relatively flat aurie, in a smaw vale at the feet o the Cantabrie Sierra. It is wattered bi several creeks, an is surroondit bi lush vineyards frae which the majority o local income is made. Frae its oreegin till the year 1630 it wis a pairt o the jurisdiction o Laguardia, an in 1630 it obtained the title o toun. The first documentit appearance o the municipality is in the year 1257 an in 1366 its demographic information is first documentit, bein a pairt o the kinrick o Navarre.