| Ondarroa | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  OndarroaLocation of Ondarroa within the Basque CountryShow map of the Basque Country OndarroaLocation of Ondarroa within SpainShow map of 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 |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Lea-Artibai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Urtza Alkorta Arrizabalaga (EH Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.6 km (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,397 |
| • Density | 2,300/km (6,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ondarrutarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 48700 |
| Website | Official 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
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Likona Tower
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Church of St. Mary
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Old Bridge
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Itsas Aurre Bridge
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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 Real Madrid On loan from Chelsea football club and Spain, previously of Athletic Bilbao
Twin towns
Santa Flavia, Italy
Borj, Western Sahara
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- ONDARROA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Ondarroa Town Hall (in Spanish and Basque)
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