Beasain

Besain parish
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Basque Country
Province :	Gipuzkoa
Coordinates	43 ° 3 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 3 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ W
Height :	159 msnm
Area :	30.02 km²
Residents :	13,880 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	462.36 inhabitants / km²
Founding:	1615
Postal code :	20200
Municipality number ( INE ):	20019
administration
Mayor :	Koldo Agirre ( picture )
Website :	www.beasain.org

Beasain (the Basque and official spelling is Beasain and is pronounced as Be-á-sain in Basque) is the main municipality in the Goyerri district in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country .

geography

location

Beasain is located 42 kilometers south of San Sebastian in a valley and is cut by the Oria River . While Beasain is located at 159.2 m, it is surrounded by mountains between 500 and 800 m.

climate

A humid climate is typical, with moderate temperatures and rain throughout the year. The vegetation suits it.

history

Origin of the Basque name

Important linguists such as Koldo Mitxelena and Julio Caro Baroja believe that the name Beasáin is derived from the medieval Basque name Beraxa, which is well documented. Koldo Mitxelena also cites as an example a medieval document in which a person named Berástegui calls himself Beraxa. Mitxelena suspects that the name is connected to the Basque word for soft, beraxa or beratza, and could therefore also be a special nickname.

The spelling of Beasain has varied over the past few centuries. In the 19th century, the Statistical Office of Spain ( INE ) listed Beasain in their official documents as Beásain and Beasáin. From 1897 onwards only the current form Beasain is mentioned in all censuses.

In Basque, however, the place is called Beasain, as there are no accents in the Basque language.

Economy and Infrastructure

Several large companies from the metalworking industry are based in Beasain . The most important are:

CAF , the largest Spanish rail vehicle manufacturer, is headquartered in Beasain.
Fundiciones del Estanda, SA , a foundry for various types of steel
Indar Máquinas Eléctricas , SL and Indar Máquinas Hidráulicas, SL (now part of Grupo Ingeteam based in Bizkaia ),
GH Cranes & Components (formerly: Industrias Electromecánicas GH, SA ), a manufacturer of pulley blocks , bridge cranes and other lifting tools

sons and daughters of the town

Karlos Arguiñano (* 1948), cook, actor and entrepreneur
Paco Etxeberria (* 1957), coroner and forensic anthropologist
Pako Ayestarán (* 1963), football coach
Gorka Elustondo (* 1987), football player
Aritz Elustondo (* 1994), soccer player

Web links

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

Besain official homepage (Basque, Spanish)

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).