Elantxobe

Also known as Elanchove

Elantxobe is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Elantxobe
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: 27032018-Elantxobe-Pano-02.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Elantxobe.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Elantxobe within the Basque Country
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: Biscay
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Busturialdea
Settlement.elevation_m: 80
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.85
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1858

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Elantxobe
Demonym: elantxobetar
Population: 1199
Area: 1.9
Elevation: 80
Official website: www.elantxobe.eu
Image: 27032018-Elantxobe-general.jpg
Licence plate code: BI

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Commons category: Elantxobe
name: Elanchove
postal code: 48310
inception: 1858-00-00
female population: 174
male population: 176
P8168: Tomás Gil

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Elantxobe is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

==History== The town emerged in 1524 as a fishing port. It gaining some importance in the 17th century as a defensive location on the Biscayan coast, which is currently used as a marina. Until 1858 it was a neighbourhood of the nearby municipality of Ibarrangelu. The town celebrates the festival of its patron, San Nicolás de Bari, on 6 December.