Arantzazu

For the sanctuary located in Oñati, see Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

Arantzazu
Municipality
Coat of arms
Arantzazu Location of Arantzazu within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°09′27″N 2°47′21″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Arratia-Nerbioi
Government
• Mayor	Igor Menika Bengoetxea (EH Bildu)
Area
• Total	3.80 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	393
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: abadiñarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48140
Website	Official website

Arantzazu (Spanish, Aránzazu) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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.

External links

• ARANTZAZU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)