Aránzazu

Arantzazu

Arantzazu

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain

For the sanctuary located in Oñati, see Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

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

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Toponym

  • Etymologically Arantzazu means place of hawthorn and comes from Basque language. In addition, this municipality of Vizcaya has the same name as other district in Oñati (Gipuzkoa) famous for being located there Arantzazu's Sanctuary.

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. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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