Arantzazu (Spanish Aránzazu) is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Arantzazu | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Arantzazu Location of Arantzazu within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 43°09′27″N 2°47′21″W / 43.15750°N 2.78917°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Arratia-Nerbioi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Igor Menika Bengoetxea (EH Bildu) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.80 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 393 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Basque: arantzazuarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48140 |
| Website | Official website |
Toponym
edit- 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
edit- San Pedro de Arantzazu is the church of the municipality, finished in 1828.
Population
edit- 305 inhabitants. (INE 2007).
Geography
edit- Elevation: 135 metres.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- ARANTZAZU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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