Errenteria
Sign in to saveErrenteria (, ) 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.
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- Errenteria
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- Municipality
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- Orereta/Errenteria
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- Orereta sanmarko 001.JPG
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- Panoramic view of Errenteria, from Mount San Marko
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- Errenteria udala armarria.png
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- Spain Basque Country#Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Gipuzkoa
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- Eskualdea
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- Oarsoaldea
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- 32.26
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- Errenteriar
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- auto
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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.
== 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).