Arantzazu

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Coat of arms of Arantzazu
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43°09′27″N 2°47′21″W / 43.15750°N 2.78917°W / 43.15750; -2.78917Country SpainAutonomous communityBasque Country (autonomous community) Basque CountryProvinceBiscayComarcaArratia-NerbioiGovernment
 • MayorIgor Menika Bengoetxea (EH Bildu)Area
 • Total3.80 km2 (1.47 sq mi)Elevation
144 m (472 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total393 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)DemonymBasque: arantzazuarraTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
48140
WebsiteOfficial website

Arantzazu (Spanish Aránzazu) is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Toponym

  • Etymologically Arantzazu means 'place of hawthorn' in the Basque language. In addition, this municipality of Biscay has the same name as another district in Oñati (Gipuzkoa), famous for being the location of the Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

Architecture

  • San Pedro de Arantzazu is the church of the municipality, finished in 1828.

Population

  • 305 inhabitants. (INE 2007).

Geography

  • Elevation: 135 metres.

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • ARANTZAZU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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