Errenteria

Errenteria (, ) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, in the north of Spain, near the French border. The river Oiartzun cuts its way through the town, one that has undergone severe pollution up to recent times on its lower stage.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Errenteria
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.native_name: Orereta/Errenteria
Settlement.image_skyline: Orereta sanmarko 001.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic view of Errenteria, from Mount San Marko
Settlement.image_shield: Errenteria udala armarria.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gipuzkoa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Eskualdea
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Oarsoaldea
Settlement.area_total_km2: 32.26
Settlement.population_demonym: Errenteriar
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Official language(s)

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections

Contents

History
Districts
Twin towns
Notable people
References
External links

== History == The town was founded in 1320, during the reign of Alfonso XI of Castile, with the name of Villanueva de Oiarso or Oyarço. It soon started to be known as La Rentería because it hosted the office where iron export taxes were collected (taxes were called rentas reales i.e. royal rents in medieval Castile).

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