Guernica
Sign in to saveupright=1.0|thumb|Tiled wall in Guernica, the inscription below, written in Basque, expresses the desire to have the Guernica (Picasso)|Picasso painting of the same name transferred to the city (it is currently exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía).
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"Guernica" is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The work has become an important symbol of the suffering caused by war, and the people of Guernica have expressed a desire to have the painting returned to their city, where it is currently on display at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
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Key facts
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- Guernica
- Settlement.official_name
- Gernika-Lumo
- Settlement.native_name
- Gernika
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- Basque
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- Gernika-Lumo
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- City
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- Arbol de Gernika día.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Oak of Gernika (Gernikako Arbola)
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- Gernika-Lumo flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Guernica.svg
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- Spain Basque Country#Spain
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- Location of Guernica within the Basque Country##Location of Guernica within Spain
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- 1366–1936
- Civil War: 1937 bombing
- In art
- 21st century
- Cultural importance
- Symbol for peace
- Market day
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
upright=1.0|thumb|Tiled wall in Guernica, the inscription below, written in Basque, expresses the desire to have the Guernica (Picasso)|Picasso painting of the same name transferred to the city (it is currently exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía).
Guernica (, ), officially Gernika () in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain. The town of Guernica is one part (along with neighbouring Lumo) of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo (), whose population was 17,033 .