Elorrio
Sign in to saveElorrio is a town and a municipality located in the eastern part of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain. , it has a population of 7,307 inhabitants. It covers an area of 37.20 square kilometers and has a population density of 193.58 people per square kilometer. It holds the medieval title of Most Loyal and Noble Villa ().
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Elorrio
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Elorrio archway.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- An archway in Elorrio
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Elorrio.svg
- Settlement.nickname
- Elorrixo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Basque Country#Spain
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Elorrio within the Basque Country##Location of Elorrio within Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Biscay
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Durangaldea
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 185
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 37.32
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1356
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Elorrio is a town and a municipality located in the eastern part of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain. , it has a population of 7,307 inhabitants. It covers an area of 37.20 square kilometers and has a population density of 193.58 people per square kilometer. It holds the medieval title of Most Loyal and Noble Villa ().
Elorrio was founded in 1356 by the Infante Tello Alfonso of Castile, who was the 20th Lord of Biscay, near the elizate of Saint Agustín of Etxebarria (; ). Historically, San Agustin Etxebarria was part of the medieval County of Durango, and Elorrio remains part of the comarca (local region) of Durangaldea. In 1630, Elorrio annexed Saint Agustín of Etxebarria, which today is a ward of Elorrio. Elorrio had municipal representation in the medieval Juntas Generales.