Logroño

Logro?o (2004 pop. 142,143) is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja.

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Logro?o has long been the capital of this region, formerly known as the province of Logro?o.

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It is a centre for processing the Rioja wine for which the area is noted, and has also produced wood, metal, and textile products.

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Logro?o was disputed between the kings of Navarre and the kings of Castile starting in the 10th century; the region was annexed to Castile in 1173.

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Alfonso VI of Castile granted Logro?o a charter that served as a model for other Spanish cities.

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Logro?o is home to football club Logro??s.

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Spain: The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de Espa?a or Espa?a; Catalan: Regne d'Espanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Asturian: Reinu d'Espa?a or Espa?a) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the nor...

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