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Urola River in Azkoitia


The Urola is a river and valley in Guipuzcoa (Basque: Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain.

The river is only 55 kilometres in length, and runs from headwaters in the Aizkorri Mountains, near the town of Legazpi to its outflow into the Cantabrian Sea at the town of Zumaia on the Bay of Biscay. It passes through the towns of Azkoitia and Azpeitia.

The word urola comes from two basque words Ur and Ola, meaning "water" and "factory" respectively referring to the water mills which have stood in the valley since the Middle Ages.
Gipuzkoa
Guipuscoa (Spanish: Guipúzcoa, Basque Gipuzkoa) is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain.

It is bordered by the provinces of Biscay and Álava, the Autonomous Community of Navarre, the French Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and
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Official status
Official language of: Euskadi and Navarre (Spain)
Regulated by: Euskaltzaindia
Language codes
ISO 639-1: eu
ISO 639-2: baq (B)  eus (T)
ISO 639-3: eus


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Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa


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Anthem: Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia
Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz
Official language(s) Spanish and Basque
Area
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Legazpi may refer to:
  • Miguel López de Legazpi
  • Legazpi, Spain, Basque Country, Spain
  • Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Legazpi, Philippines

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Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya; French: Golfe de Gascogne; Basque: Bizkaiko Golkoa; Occitan: Golf de Gasconha) is a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Zumaia (Spanish: Zumaya) is a small town in the north of Spain in the Basque Country.
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Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya; French: Golfe de Gascogne; Basque: Bizkaiko Golkoa; Occitan: Golf de Gasconha) is a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Azkoitia is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. It is also the seat of the municipality of the same name.
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Azpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, located on the Urola River a few kilometers east of Azkoitia. Its population is 13,708 (2001 estimate).

Azpeitia is the birth place of Ignatius of Loyola.
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