Azkoitia

Azkoitia Municipality
	Center of Azkoitia
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Basque Country
Province :	Gipuzkoa
Comarca :	Urola Costa
Coordinates	43 ° 11 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ W
Height :	113 msnm
Area :	55.4 km²
Residents :	11,633 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	209.98 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	1331
Postal code :	20720
Municipality number ( INE ):	20017
administration
Mayor :	Asier Aranbarri Urzelai ( PNV )
Website :	www.azkoitia.net
Location of the municipality

Azkoitia is a municipality in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa ( Spain ). With 11,633 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and 55.4 km², Azkoitia is one of the most important communities in the Comarca Urola-Costa.

geography

Azkoitia is at an altitude of 113 m above sea level. M. (community center) on the Urola River , about three kilometers west of Loyola , where the basilica of the same name and the birthplace of the founder of the Catholic Jesuit order Ignatius of Loyola is located. The place is surrounded in the north by the Izarraitz mountain range ( 1026 m ) and in the south by Mount Samiño ( 932 m ).

history

Azkoitia was first mentioned in documents in 1324, when the Castilian king Alfonso XI. awarded the town charter. Before the city was founded, the settlement area was called Iraurgi.

economy

Industrialization started late, but there was already a tradition in metal production. Therefore Azkoita is strongly influenced by the metal processing industry, which is partly reflected in the cityscape.

Sports

Azkoitia is known for a number of excellent players in the Basque pelota game. Atano III in particular , who dominated this sport like no other for over 20 years, is considered by many to be the best pelotari in history.

Sons and daughters of the church

Nemesio Otaño (1880–1956), musicologist and composer
José Araquistáin (born 1937), football player
José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde CP (1940-2017), Catholic religious, Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas in Peru
Diego García (1961-2001), marathon runner
Josu Juaristi (* 1964), politician
Elixabet Ibarra (* 1981), soccer player
Igor Zubeldia (born 1997), football player

Web links

Commons : Azkoitia - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

[1] Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).