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Azpeitia
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Azpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, Spain, located on the Urola river a few kilometres east of Azkoitia. Its population is 14,580 (as of 2014). It is located southwest of San Sebastián.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Azpeitia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Basilica of St. Ignatius in Loyola (contrasted).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sanctuary of Ignatius of Loyola
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandera de Azpeitia.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Azpeitia.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Basque Country
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Azpeitia within the Basque Autonomous Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Basque Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gipuzkoa
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Urola Kosta
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 80
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 210.12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Azpeitia
- Demonym
- azpeitiar
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Urola Kosta
- Continent
- Europe
- Official language
- Basque
- Population
- 13536
- Area
- 69.39
- Elevation
- 80
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Zumarraga
- Official website
- www.azpeitia.eus
- Image
- Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa).JPG
- Licence plate code
- SS
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- postal code
- 20730
- twinned administrative body
- Hasparren
- Commons category
- Azpeitia
- topic's main category
- Category:Azpeitia
- category for people born here
- Category:People born in Azpeitia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Azpeitia
- inception
- 1310-00-00
- male population
- 7468
- female population
- 7468
- nickname
- xapuek
- P8168
- İstiklal Avenue
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Historical background
- St Ignatius of Loyola (Founder of the Society of Jesus)
- Basque Railway Museum (Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril)
- Civil War In Azpeitia
- Emparan Tower House
- Hermitage of our Lady of Olatz
- Hospital and Hermitage of la Madalena
- Church of San Sebastián de Soreasu
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
- Sources
- External links
Azpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, Spain, located on the Urola river a few kilometres east of Azkoitia. Its population is 14,580 (as of 2014). It is located southwest of San Sebastián.
Azpeitia is the birthplace of Ignatius of Loyola. The house of his birth is now preserved as a part of large Jesuit compound, the Sanctuary of Loyola, a major attraction of tourists and pilgrims alike. It is also the birthplace of Renaissance composer Juan de Anchieta.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Azpeitia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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