Arantzazu

For the sanctuary located in Oñati, see Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

Arantzazu
Municipality
Coat of arms
Arantzazu Location of Arantzazu within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°09′27″N 2°47′21″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Arratia-Nerbioi
Government
• Mayor	Igor Menika Bengoetxea (EH Bildu)
Area
• Total	3.80 km^2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	393
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: arantzazuarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48140
Website	Official website

Arantzazu (Spanish Aránzazu) is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

Toponym

• Etymologically Arantzazu means 'place of hawthorn' in the Basque language. In addition, this municipality of Biscay has the same name as another district in Oñati (Gipuzkoa), famous for being the location of the Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

Architecture

• San Pedro de Arantzazu is the church of the municipality, finished in 1828.

Population

• 305 inhabitants. (INE 2007).

Geography

• Elevation: 135 metres.

See also

• Arantxa

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

• ARANTZAZU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)