Gautegiz Arteaga
Gautegiz Arteaga
Gautéguiz de Arteaga | |
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Location in Biscay | |
![]() ![]() Gautegiz Arteaga Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 43°22′5″N 2°39′8″W / 43.36806°N 2.65222°WCoordinates: 43°22′5″N 2°39′8″W / 43.36806°N 2.65222°W | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Busturialdea |
Area | |
• Total | 13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 840 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Gautegiz Arteaga (Spanish: Gautéguiz de Arteaga) is a town in Biscay, in the northern Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country.
It is located on the right bank of the Urdaibai estuary.
Its most emblematic building is the Arteaga Tower, a medieval castle rebuilt in the 19th century for the French empress Eugénie de Montijo.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Arteaga_%28Vizcaya%29.jpg/255px-Arteaga_%28Vizcaya%29.jpg)
The town of Arteaga, with the tower at the right
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Arteaga_Tower_small.jpg/255px-Arteaga_Tower_small.jpg)
Arteaga Tower
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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Categories:
- Municipalities in Biscay
- Basque geography stubs