Ondarroa
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Ondarroa Location of Ondarroa within the Basque Country | |
Coordinates: 43°19′19″N 2°25′10″W / 43.32194°N 2.41944°WCoordinates: 43°19′19″N 2°25′10″W / 43.32194°N 2.41944°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Euskadi |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Lea-Artibai |
Government | |
• Mayor | Argia Ituarte (EH Bildu) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 8,397 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Ondarrutarra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 48700 |
Website | Official website |
Ondarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain.
Main sights[]
- Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style (late 15th century)
- Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house.
- Itsas Aurre Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava
Likona Tower
Church of St. Mary
Old Bridge
Itsas Aurre Bridge
People[]
(1814-1846)
(1864-1920)
(1914-2004)
(1916-2010)
(1960-1997): athlete
(b. 1969) - writer
Kirmen Uribe (b. 1970) - writer
Kepa Arrizabalaga (b. 1994) - Football Goalkeeper for Chelsea and Spain, previously of Athletic Bilbao
Twin towns[]
- Santa Flavia, Italy
- , Western Sahara
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links[]
- ONDARROA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Ondarroa Town Hall (in Spanish and Basque)
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Categories:
- Municipalities in Biscay
- Fishing villages
- Populated coastal places in Spain
- Basque geography stubs