Zarautz

Also known as Zarauz

Zarautz (, ) is a coastal town located in central Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, in Spain. It is bordered by Aia to the east and the south and Getaria to the west, located about west of Donostia/San Sebastián. It has four enclaves limiting the aforementioned municipalities: Alkortiaga, Ekano, Sola, and Arbestain. , Zarautz has a population of 22,890, which usually swells to about 60,000 in the summer.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Zarautz
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Spanish
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: Zarautz
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Zarautz Vue Camping.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Zarautz
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Zarautz.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Basque Country#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Basque Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gipuzkoa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Eskualdea
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Urola Kosta
Settlement.leader_party: EAJ-PNV

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Zarautz
Demonym: zarauztar
Country: Spain
Located in: Urola Kosta
Continent: Europe
Official language: Basque
Population: 19202
Area: 14.80
Elevation: 4
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Cantabrian Sea
Shares border with: Getaria
Official website: www.zarautz.eus
Image: Zarauzko ikuspegi, Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria.jpg
Licence plate code: SS

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topic's main category: Category:Zarautz
twinned administrative body: El Hagounia
Commons category: Zarautz
postal code: 20800
inception: 1237-00-00
category for people born here: Category:Births in Zarautz
Commons gallery: Zarautz
male population: 11357
category of associated people: Category:People from Zarautz
female population: 11966
nickname: haizeak
P8168: Gideon Ståhlberg

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Infrastructure and transport
Road
Gastronomy
Public transport
Museums
Churches
Recreation
Sport
Twin towns and sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
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The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's long beach, is where Queen Isabella II and Fabiola of Belgium once spent their summer holidays. The beach is known for being the longest in the Basque Country and one of longest of the Cantabrian cornice.

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