Gautegiz Arteaga (Spanish: Gautéguiz de Arteaga) is a town in Biscay, in the northern Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country.
Gautegiz Arteaga
Gautéguiz de Arteaga | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Biscay | |
  Gautegiz Arteaga Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′5″N 2°39′8″W / 43.36806°N 2.65222°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  País Vasco |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Busturialdea |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 840 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
It is located on the right bank of the Urdaibai estuary.
Its most emblematic building is the Arteaga Tower, a medieval castle rebuilt in the 19th century for the French empress Eugénie de Montijo.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- GAUTEGIZ ARTEAGA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
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