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Galdames
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Galdames () is a town, valley, and municipality located in the Biscay province of the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain.

Key facts

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Galdames
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Municipality
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Galdameseko herria Zipar menditik ikusita.jpeg
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View from Serantes
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Escudo de Galdames.svg
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Spain Basque Country
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Location of Galdames within the Basque Country
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Country
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Spain
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Autonomous community
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Basque Country
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Province
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Biscay
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Comarca
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Enkarterri
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166
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44.36
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galdamestarra

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
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  • History
  • Geography
  • Demography
  • Neighborhoods
  • References
  • External links

Galdames () is a town, valley, and municipality located in the Biscay province of the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain.

Main sights are Santa Maria Magdalena and Arenaza caves, both situated in Triano mountain range and the latter containing stalactites and rest of mining operations. The medieval Torre Loizaga is located in Concejuelo, which is now the site of a classic car museum.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galdames” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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