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Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Elantxobe
Municipality
Coat of arms of ElantxobeCoat of arms
Elantxobe is located in the Basque CountryElantxobeElantxobeLocation of Elantxobe within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°24′14″N 2°38′09″W / 43.40389°N 2.63583°W / 43.40389; -2.63583
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaBusturialdea
Founded1858
Government
 • MayorKoldo Miren Olagibel Bakeriz (Bildu)
Area
 • Total1.85 km (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total346
 • Density190/km (480/sq mi)
DemonymBasque: elantxobetar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code48310
Official language(s)Basque
Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Elantxobe is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

History

The town emerged in 1524 as a fishing port. It gaining some importance in the 17th century as a defensive location on the Biscayan coast, which is currently used as a marina. Until 1858 it was a neighbourhood of the nearby municipality of Ibarrangelu. The town celebrates the festival of its patron, San Nicolás de Bari, on 6 December.

Cityscape

The harbour and settlement

References

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

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