Ondarroa
Appearance
Ondarroa | |
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Coordinates: 43°19′19″N 2°25′10″W / 43.32194°N 2.41944°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Biscay |
Comarca | Lea-Artibai |
Government | |
• Mayor | Urtza Alkorta Arrizabalaga (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 | Ondarrutarra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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
[edit]- 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
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Likona Tower
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Church of St. Mary
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Old Bridge
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Itsas Aurre Bridge
People
[edit]- Pedro Maria Unanue (1814-1846)
- Txomin Agirre (1864-1920)
- Agustin Zubikarai (1914-2004)
- Karmele Urresti Iturrioz (1916-2010)
- Dina Bilbao (1960-1997) - athlete
- Ana Urkiza (b. 1969) - writer
- Kirmen Uribe (b. 1970) - writer
- Kepa Arrizabalaga (b. 1994) - goalkeeper for Real Madrid On loan from Chelsea football club and Spain, previously of Athletic Bilbao
Twin towns
[edit]Santa Flavia, Italy
Borj, Western Sahara
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
[edit]- ONDARROA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Ondarroa Town Hall (in Spanish and Basque)
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