Dicastillo
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Dicastillo | |
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 View of Dicastillo. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Dicastillo Location of Dicastillo.  Dicastillo Dicastillo (Navarre) | |
| Coordinates:42°36′N2°01′W/ 42.600°N 2.017°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Navarre |
| Province | Navarre |
| Comarca | Estella Oriental |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Miguel Ángel Remírez (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.41 km2(12.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[4] | |
| • Total | 574 |
| • Density | 17/km2(44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 31263 |
| Website | www |
Dicastillo(Basque:Deikaztelun) is a town andmunicipalitylocated in the province and autonomous community ofNavarre,northernSpain.The towns that are near to Dicastillo areEstellaandArellano.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2023 Register, there are 574 people in Dicastillo.[4]They mostly work on the farms, the stone factory, in shops and the winery.
Festivals
[edit]The Dicastillo festivals are in August, where a main focus is the music. There festivals include the Festival of San Blas, on 3 of February, the Asparagu's day in spring, and blood donor's day in winter.
Facilities
[edit]The notable buildings in Dicastillo are the hermitage and the church from the 16th century. There is also a palace from the 19th century. The palace has been converted into a restaurant and a winery. A famous music band from Dicastillo is called Banda Bizkarra. Bizkarra has existed for 53 years and was formed by 30 musicians.
Dicastillo has varied scenery, a notable mountain,Montejurra,and theEga Riverwhere people can fish. There is much farmland devoted to the growing of wheat and maize.
References
[edit]- ^Sola, Mikel (26 November 2023)."Resultados de las elecciones municipales del 26-N en Navarra: los nuevos alcaldes y presidentes de concejos tras los comicios".Diario de Noticias de Navarra(in Spanish).Retrieved23 August2024.
- ^"Dicastillo - Corporación municipal".Ayuntamiento de Dicastillo(in Spanish).Retrieved23 August2024.
- ^"Entidades Locales".ssweb.seap.minhap.es.Retrieved23 August2024.
- ^ab"Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)".ine.es.Retrieved23 August2024.
External links
[edit]- DICASTILLO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)(in Spanish)
- Official web of the town(in Spanish)
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