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 Navarre Information
It is bordered by the autonomous communities of the Basque Country (autonomous community)Basque Country (provinces of Guipúzcoa and Álava), La Rioja, and Aragon (provinces of Zaragoza (province)Zaragoza and Huesca (province)Huesca), and by France.
Navarre (Basque languageBasque Nafarroa, Spanish languageSpanish Navarra) is an autonomous communities in Spainautonomous community and province (Spain)province of Spain.
This is about the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre.
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 Castilla León guide Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora
The Kingdom of Castilla - meaning “Land of Castles", occupied the eastern half of the actual region of Castilla y León, and the neighbouring regions of Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid and part of Castilla-la Mancha.
The autonomous region of Castilla y León is to the east of Madrid, it is situated in north-western Spain and is humid and green, it is the largest region not only in Spain but in the whole of Europe.
This large region, set on an enormous, peculiar platform known as the meseta, has exceptional characteristics and geomorphology and includes the territory of the ancient kingdom of Leon and the old kingdom of Castille.
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 ES OSHA Focal Point - [Spain]: [Legislation and Standards]: Spanish Network of Health and Safety at Work
, Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha, Autonomous Community of Castile and León, Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Autonomous Community of Galicia, Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Autonomous Community of Madrid, Autonomous Community of Murcia, Autonomous Community of Navarre, Autonomous Community of Valencia, Autonomous Community Basque
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Autonomous Community of Madrid: Legislation, and report of work accident and professional illness
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 The Basque Country - Euskal Herria
Navarra, the first kingdom of Spain and famous around the world for it's Fiesta de San Fermin, produces an abundance of of excellent wines from the fertile lands surrounding it's capital city of Pamplona, to the rich Ebro river valley that borders La Rioja Alavesa and Alta in the south.
The Basque country and Navarra together offer a wealth of possibilities with its diverse climate, unmatched scenery and rich cultural history dating back thousands of years.
South of the capital lies the Cantabria Mountains (Sierra de Cantabria/ Toloño) and the fertile wine country of the Rioja Alavesa, which produces some of the most robust red wines in the world today.
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 Spain News - The autonomous community with the most shopping space in Spain
La Rioja went from being the autonomous community with the smaller proportion of shopping centres per thousand residents in 2002 to being the region with the greatest proportion in 2003.
Navarra experienced a positive growth in the space devoted to shops per inhabitant, although this proportion fell in Castilla-La Mancha, Aragón and Catalunya.
A recent survey shows that over one million square metres of shops spread over 42 new shopping centres were inaugurated in Spain in 2003.
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 Castile-Leon : Castilla y Leon
Castile-Leon is bordered to the north by Asturias and Cantabria, on the east by the Basque Country and La Rioja, to the southeast by the autonomous community of Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, to the south by Extremadura, and to the west by Portugal and Galicia.
Castile-Leon ( Spanish Castilla-León) is an autonomous community of Spain, the country's largest -- in fact, it is the largest subnational political division in the European Union.
Castile-Leon (Spanish Castilla-León) is an autonomous community of Spain, the country's largest -- in fact, it is the largest subnational political division in the European Union.
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 Castile-Leon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castile and Leon is bordered to the north by Asturias and Cantabria, on the east by Aragon, the Basque Country, and La Rioja, to the southeast by the autonomous community of Madrid and Castile-La Mancha, to the south by Extremadura, and to the west by Portugal and Galicia.
Castile and Leon ( Spanish Castilla y León) Astur-leonés, Castiella y Llión, and in Galician language Castela e León is an autonomous community of Spain, the country's largest.
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 The autonomous communities - regions - in Spain
17 autonomous communities (Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Catalunya, Communidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra and Pais Vasco (Basque Country)
The autonomous communities - regions - in Spain
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 The autonomous communities - regions - in Spain
17 autonomous communities (Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Catalunya, Communidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra and Pais Vasco (Basque Country)
The autonomous communities - regions - in Spain
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 Spanish Autonomous Communities
19 Jun 1982 Autonomous Community of La Rioja.
2 Mar 1983 Autonomous Community of Castilla y León (Castille and Leon).
1 Mar 1983 Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears).
www.worldstatesmen.org /Spanish_autonomous_communities.html   (1484 words)

  
 Spanish autonomous communities
19 Jun 1982 Autonomous Community of La Rioja Presidents of the Council of Government 26 Aug 1982 - 17 Jan 1983 Luis Javier Rodríguez Moroy (b.
1 Mar 1983 Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands Presidents of the General Inter-Island Council 1978 - 1982 Jeroni Albertí Picornell (b.
11 Jan 1982 Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias President of the Regional Council 1978 - 30 Dec 1981 Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez (b.
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 Ebro River - Britannica Concise
La Rioja- Autonomous community (pop., 2001: 276,702), province, and historical region, north-central Spain.
Miranda de Ebro - city, Burgos province, in the autonomous community (region) of Castile-León, northern Spain.
Rising in the Cantabrian Mountains and flowing 565 mi (910 km) in a southeasterly course to the Mediterranean Sea, between Barcelona and Valencia, the Ebro is the longest river wholly in Spain and the second longest in the Iberian Peninsula.
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 Provinces of Spain
Seven autonomous communities are composed of only one province: Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid (autonomous community)Madrid, Murcia (autonomous community)Murcia, and Navarre/.
For each, the capital city is given, along with the autonomous community it is a part of, and a link to a list of municipalities in the province.
Formerly of greater importance, since the arrival of the Autonomous communities of Spainautonomous community system the provinces have had fewer powers.
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 Subnational Flags (Spain)
Please note that all autonomous communities have provinces, even if some of them are made up of only one province &; Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Balearic Islands.
The only one I know for certain is that of Catalonia whose Autonomous Government does not like/accept the division of its juridiction into provinces, and uses the division into comarques as official administrative entities, requesting the Spanish government to englobe all of Catalonia into a single province.
I think Catalonia is completely divided in comarcas and in the Community of Madrid there are seven (without flags, as far as I know).
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 Subnational Flags (Spain)
Please note that all autonomous communities have provinces, even if some of them are made up of only one province &; Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Balearic Islands.
The only one I know for certain is that of Catalonia whose Autonomous Government does not like/accept the division of its juridiction into provinces, and uses the division into comarques as official administrative entities, requesting the Spanish government to englobe all of Catalonia into a single province.
According to the Spanish Constitution, there are three main administrative subdivisions: Autonomous Communities, Provinces and Municipalities.
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Autonomous Community of La Rioja- June 19, 1982
Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias- January 11, 1982
For this record the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Mellila are listed as part of Spanish North Africa which is included at the end of our listing.
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 flag of Subnational Flags (Spain) flags
Please note that all autonomous communities have provinces, even if some of them are made up of only one province &; Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Balearic Islands.
During the Francoist regime, Spanish provinces (with their current boundaries) were grouped in historical regions, similar to the current autonomous communities:
The only one I know for certain is that of Catalonia whose Autonomous Government does not like/accept the division of its juridiction into provinces, and uses the division into comarques as official administrative entities, requesting the Spanish government to englobe all of Catalonia into a single province.
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 La Rioja (Spain)
Once the Autonomous Community of La Rioja was established, the Diputación Provincial ceased to exist [early 1980s] and its competences were assumed by the Autonomous Community, and the provincial flag was substituted with the current one.
The province of Logroño changed officially its name to province of La Rioja several years ago (as did Oviedo to Asturias and Santander to Cantabria).
Even though in Spanish monoprovincial regions the provincial and regional competences are merged into one and the same entity, the former flag of Logroño province was not that of nowadays La Rioja.
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 Encyclopedia: Enciso, La Rioja
La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.
This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
Arnedo, La Rioja, Spain, is the third largest city in La Rioja, near Calahorra, with a population of about 12,000 people.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Enciso,-La-Rioja   (346 words)

  
 Camino of La Rioja - Travel the Wonders of Spain
This autonomous community is divided into two sections called: La Rioja Alta, with a more humid and rustic terrain and La Rioja Baja which lies next to the Ebro river that bathes and fertilizes these lands.
The gastronomy of La Rioja is also much appreciated, specially its vegetables (asparagus, peppers, artichokes…) and sausages, meals as varied as the many and beautiful types of landscapes.
La Rioja is located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.
www.travelthewondersofspain.com /larioja.html   (482 words)

  
 La Rioja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.
La Rioja was taken by Napoleonic forces in the Peninsular War and remained solidly in French hands until 1814.
The Constitutional Cortés declared La Rioja an independent province at the time of the Liberal Constitution of 1812, and in January 1822 the province of Logroño was created by royal decree, taking in the whole of the historical geography of La Rioja.
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 La Rioja
La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.
La Rioja is also a city in Argentina ; see La Rioja, Argentina.
The territory of La Rioja (formerly known as the province of Logroño) 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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 La Rioja --  Encyclopædia Britannica
comunidad autónoma (“autonomous community&;) and historical region of Spain coextensive with the north-central Spanish province of La Rioja (until 1980 called Logroño).
"La Rioja." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
As Logroño, the province was first organized in 1833.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9046660   (52 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: La Rioja, Argentina
La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain.
Its full name is "Ciudad de todos los Santos de la Nueva Rioja" and it is named after the region of La Rioja in Spain.
President Perón giving a speech Isabel Martínez de Perón was born Isabel Martínez on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/La-Rioja,-Argentina   (133 words)

  
 List of municipalities in La Rioja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the municipalities in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.
Maps of La Rioja municipalities (Sistema de Información Geográfica de la C.A. de La Rioja)
A map of the municipalities in La Rioja ( España)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_La_Rioja   (133 words)

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