Azpeitia
Sign in to saveAzpeitia 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
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- Location of Azpeitia within the Basque Autonomous Community
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
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- Basque Country
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gipuzkoa
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- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Urola Kosta
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 80
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 210.12
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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.