Ondarroa

Ondarroa
Coat of arms of Ondarroa
Ondarroa is located in the Basque Country
Ondarroa
Ondarroa
Location of Ondarroa within the Basque Country
Ondarroa is located in Spain
Ondarroa
Ondarroa
Location of Ondarroa within Spain
Coordinates: 43°19′19″N 2°25′10″W / 43.32194°N 2.41944°W / 43.32194; -2.41944
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaLea-Artibai
Government
 • MayorUrtza Alkorta Arrizabalaga (EH Bildu)
Area
 • Total
3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
8,397
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
DemonymOndarrutarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
48700
WebsiteOfficial website

Ondarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain.

Main sights

  • Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style (late 15th century)
  • Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house.
  • Itsas Aurre Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava

People

  • Pedro Maria Unanue (1814-1846)
  • Txomin Agirre (1864-1920)
  • Agustin Zubikarai (1914-2004)
  • Karmele Urresti Iturrioz (1916-2010)
  • Dina Bilbao (1960-1997) - athlete
  • Ana Urkiza (b. 1969) - writer
  • Kirmen Uribe (b. 1970) - writer
  • Kepa Arrizabalaga (b. 1994) - goalkeeper for Arsenal football club and Spain
  • Iñigo Martínez - footballer for FC Barcelona

Twin towns

References

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