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Also known as Aránzazu

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

Key facts

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Arantzazu
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Municipality
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San Pedro Apostoluaren eliza, 1826-garren urtekoa. Arantzazu, Arratia, Bizkaia, Euskal Herria. 2015-04-28.jpg
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Escudo de Arantzazu.svg
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Spain Basque Country
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Location of Arantzazu within the Basque Country
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Country
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Autonomous community
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Basque Country
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Province
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Biscay
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Comarca
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Arratia-Nerbioi
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144
Settlement.area_total_km2
3.80
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auto
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Official language(s)
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CET

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Toponym
  • Architecture
  • Population
  • Geography
  • See also
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Arantzazu (Spanish Aránzazu) is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

== Toponym == 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arantzazu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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