Errenteria
Errenteria
Rentería | |
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Errenteria | |
Panoramic view of Errenteria, from Mount San Marko | |
Coordinates:43°18′45.06″N1°53′55.55″W/ 43.3125167°N 1.8987639°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Gipuzkoa |
Eskualdea | Oarsoaldea |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aizpea Otaegi (EH Bildu) |
Area | |
• Total | 32.26 km2(12.46 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 39,355 |
• Density | 1,200/km2(3,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Errenteriar |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 20100 |
Official language(s) | Basque,Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Errenteria(Basque:Errenteria/Orereta,Spanish:Rentería) is a town located in the province ofGipuzkoain theBasque Autonomous Community,in the north ofSpain,near the French border. The riverOiartzuncuts its way through the town, one that has undergone severe pollution up to recent times on its lower stage.
History
[edit]The town was founded in1320,during the reign ofAlfonso XI of Castile,with the name ofVillanueva de OiarsoorOyarço.It soon started to be known asLa Rentería[2][3]because it hosted the office where iron export taxes were collected (taxes were calledrentas realesi.e. royal rents in medieval Castile).
The Basque formErrenteria(alsoErrenteriorErrenderi) started to appear towards the end of the 16th century. In 1998, the town hall decided to useErrenteriaas the only official name.
In September 1982, Rentería was the scene of thebloodiest ETA attackof that year.
Districts
[edit]- Agustinak/Agustinas
- Alaberga
- Beraun
- Kaputxinoak/Capuchinos
- Etxe Berriak/Casas Nuevas
- Gaztaño
- Erdialdea/Centro
- Fanderia
- Gabierrota
- Galtzaraborda
- Iztieta
- Lartzabal
- Listorreta
- Olibet–Ugarritze
- Ondartxo
- Perurena
- Pontika
- Zamalbide
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Oiartzunriver passing through the Ugarritze district
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Fortress of Txoritokieta
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View of downtown Orereta
Twin towns
[edit]Errenteria istwinnedwith:
Lousada,Portugal
Tulle,France
Schorndorf,Germany
References
[edit]- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^http://www.ondarea-errenteria.net/fitxategiak/liburu_osoa.pdfToponimía de Rentería. Ayuntamiento de Rentería.
- ^http://www.errenteria.net/es/ficheros/41_10745es.pdfArchived2015-05-18 at theWayback MachineRentería a Inicios de la Edad Moderna (1495-1544). Iago Irijoa Cortés, David Martín Sánchez
External links
[edit]- Official website(in Spanish and Basque)
- ERRENTERIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)(in Spanish)