Lintzoain
| Municipality of Erro: Lintzoain | |||
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| Autonomous Community : |
 Navarre
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| Province : | Navarre | ||
| Comarca : | Pirineos | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 760 msnm | ||
| Residents : | 65 (2011) INE | ||
| Area code: | 31092000500 | ||
| Official language : | Castilian , Basque | ||
Lintzoain is a small town on the Camino de Santiago in the Basque- speaking part of the Autonomous Community of Navarre . It is a district of Erro .
In the village there is a late Romanesque church from the 13th century with later alterations. It is consecrated to San Saturnino , a French saint and bishop of Toulouse , whose veneration came to Spain with French pilgrims via the Camino de Santiago. Another church dedicated to him is San Cernín in Pamplona .
Despite the small size of the place, there is a covered frontón , a venue for the pelota game.
literature
- Míllan Bravo Lozano: Practical pilgrim guide. The Camino de Santiago. Editorial Everest, Léon 1994, ISBN 84-241-3835-X .
- Cordula Rabe: Spanish Way of St. James. From the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. All stages - with variants and height profiles. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-4330-0 . ( Rother hiking guide )
Web links
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