Samaniego, Spain

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Samaniego
Municipality
Samaniego
Samaniego
Coat of arms of Samaniego
Coat of arms
Country Spain
Autonomous community  Basque Country
Province Alava
Eskualdea / Comarca Rioja Alavesa
Founded 1668 (1668)
Government
 • Mayor María Pilar Garmendia Iparraguirre (EH Bildu)
Area
 • Total 10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population (2020)
 • Total 315
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 01307
Official language(s) Basque, Spanish
Website Official website

Samaniego (Spanish pronunciation: [samaˈnjeɣo]) is a town and municipality located in the province of Araba (Álava), in the Basque Country, northern Spain.

It forms part of the Rioja Alavesa wine region, and is located 10km west of Laguardia, 45km south of the provincial capital Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The primary industry of the town is winemaking, and a number of wineries are found within the village. The landscape is characterised by the extensive vineyards, and the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range which rises in the north of the municipality.

File:Street in Samaniego, Álava.jpg
Street in Samaniego, Álava
File:Palacio de Samaniego.jpg
Samaniego Palace, now a hotel

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