Lemoiz | |
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The fishing port of Armintza | |
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LemoizLocation of Lemoiz within the Basque Country | |
Coordinates: 43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W / 43.41139°N 2.90222°W / 43.41139; -2.90222 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Biscay |
Area | |
• Total | 13.40 km (5.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,241 |
• Density | 93/km (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www.lemoiz.net |
Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.
It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- LEMOIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Pictures from Armintza, a small fishing village located in Lemoiz (in Spanish)
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