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Aránzazu
Arantzazu
Location of Aránzazu
Government
Area
 • Total3.75 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Demonymarantzazuarra

Arantzazu is a village in Bizkaia.

Toponym

  • Etymologically Aránzazu means place of hawthorn and comes from Basque language. In addition, this municipality of Vizcaya has the same name as other district in Oñate (Guipúzcoa) famous for being located there Aránzazu's Sanctuary. In Basque the name is written as Arantzazu.

Architecture

  • San Pedro de Arantzazu is the church of the municipality, finished in 1828.

Population

  • 305 inhabitants. (INE 2007).

Geography

  • Elevation: 135 metres.