Bizkaia
Bizkaia Basque Country Autonomous Community , Spain |
|
---|---|
![]() coat of arms |
![]() flag |
Designations | |
Basque name : | Bizkaia |
[[{{{Language2}}} e language | {{{language2}}} er name]]: | Vizcaya |
Basic data | |
Autonomous Community : | Basque Country Autonomous Community |
Capital : | Bilbao |
Official languages : | Spanish , Basque |
Area : | 2,217 km² |
Residents : | 1,152,651 (Jan 1, 2019) |
Population density : | 519.91 inhabitants / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | ES-BI |
Website : | bizkaia.net |
Location of the Province of Vizcaya | |
The province of Bizkaia ( Basque Bizkaia , Spanish Vizcaya ) is one of the three provinces of the Basque Country Autonomous Region in Spain . Bizkaia extends over 2,217.28 km². The population density is 520 inhabitants per square kilometer. The capital of the province is Bilbao (Basque Bilbo ). Former license plate was BI , zip code is 48xxx.
geography
The province of Bizkaia is located on the north coast of the Iberian Peninsula .
It borders on Cantabria in the northwest , the province of Burgos in the southwest , Araba / Álava in the south and Gipuzkoa / Guipúzcoa in the east . The land border with the other provinces is 167 km long, the coastline to the Bay of Biscay , for which the Basque province is named, is 80 km; the province also includes some small, uninhabited islands such as B. Aketze . The highest point is Mount Gorbea at 1,480 m.
The climate is maritime with cool summers and mild winters. As in the other regions on the north coast of Spain, the annual rainfall is quite high.
Cities
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gaztelugatxe_Connected.jpg/220px-Gaztelugatxe_Connected.jpg)
In addition to the international trading port in Bilbao, there are also the well-known fishing ports of Armintza, Bermeo , Elantxobe, Getxo , Lekeitio , Mundaka , Ondarroa , Plentzia, Portugalete , Santurtzi and Zierbana on the coast of the province of Bizkaia .
Largest communities
As of January 1, 2019
local community | Spanish name | Residents |
---|---|---|
Bilbo | Bilbao | 346,843 |
Barakaldo | Baracaldo | 100,881 |
Getxo | Guecho | 77,946 |
Portugalete | Portugalete | 45,766 |
Santurtzi | Santurce | 45,853 |
Basauri | Basauri | 40,589 |
Leioa | Lejona | 31,795 |
Galdakao | Galdácano | 29,326 |
Sestao | Sestao | 27,296 |
Durango | Durango | 29,791 |
Erandio | Erandio | 24,350 |
Amorebieta-Etxano | Amorebieta-Echano | 19,339 |
Bermeo | Bermeo | 16,765 |
Mungia | Munguía | 17,691 |
Gernika-Lumo | Guernica y Luno | 17,016 |
Ermua | Ermua | 15,880 |
Sopelana | Sopelana | 13,878 |
Arrigorriaga | Arrigorriaga | 12,160 |
Trapagaran | Valle de Trápaga | 11,985 |
Echévarri | Echévarri | 11,563 |
Population development of the province
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/timeline/32f57f6c49db971cb1de1ef12f91e6e0.png)
history
In the Middle Ages, Bizkaia was a sovereign part of the Kingdom of Asturias and, from the 11th century, Castile . The Lords of Biscay, who initially referred to themselves as "Counts and Sovereigns of Biscay" ( Conde y Soberano de Vizcaya ), were among the most powerful nobles in the country, especially since they were also entrusted with the office of Alférez Mayor (royal standard bearer) of Castile for a long time which was usually associated with the office of commander of the royal army. The connection of the family (which later took the name Haro ) in the middle of the 14th century with a branch line of the ruling house of Burgundy-Ivrea , which had inherited the property of the house of Lara , was established for the Castilian kings Alfonso XI. and Peter the Cruel ( Pedro el Cruel ) became a permanent threat: the last members of the count's family were among the victims who were murdered during Peter's reign. Biskaya came to a not blood-related cousin who was also the wife of Henry of Trastamara , whereby Biskaya fell to the royal family after Henry had won the throne in 1369.
Lords of Biscay
- Iñigo López Ezquerra, 1042 Count and Sovereign of Biscay, † probably 1077
- Lope Iñíguez, his son, 1077–93 Count and sovereign of Biscay
- Diego López, † 1124, his son, 1093–1124 Count and sovereign of Biscay
- Lope Díaz, † 1170, his son, 1124–1170 Count of Haro , sovereign of Biscay
- Diego López el Bueno, † 1214, his son, 1170–1214 Count of Haro, sovereign of Biscay
- Lope Díaz de Haro, called Cabeza Brava , † 1236, his son, 1214–36 sovereign of Biscay
- Diego López de Haro, † 1254, his son, 1236–54 sovereign of Biscay
- Lope Díaz de Haro, † 1288, his son, 1254–88 sovereign of Biscay
- Diego López de Haro, † 1288/92, his son, sovereign of Biscay
- Diego López de Haro, † 1310, brother of Lope Diáz, 1288–1310 sovereign of Biscay
- María Díaz de Haro, † 1342, daughter of Lope Díaz, 1310–42 sovereign of Biscay; ⚭ Juan, Infante of Castile, X 1319, Lord of Valencia de Campos ( House of Burgundy-Ivrea )
- Juan of Castile, called el Tuerto , † murdered 1326, their son, 1319–26 Lord of Biscay
- María Díaz de Haro, † 1351, his daughter, mistress of Biscay; ⚭ 1331
- Juan Núñez de Lara, † 1350, lord of Lara and Biskaya, son of Ferdinand II. De la Cerda
- Nuño Díaz de Haro, † 1352, their son, Lord of Lara and Biskaya
- Juana Núñez de Lara, † murdered in 1359, daughter of Juan Núñez de Lara, mistress of Lara and Biscay; ⚭ Tello Bastard of Castile , Lord of Aguilar de Campoo and Castañeda , † 1370
- Isabel Núñez de Lara, † murdered 1361, her sister, mistress of Lara and Biscay; ⚭ 1354 Juan, Infante of Aragon, Lord of Elche , † murdered in 1358
- Blanca de la Cerda, † 1347, sister of Juan Núñez de Lara; ⚭ 1328 Juan Manuel of Castile , † 1348
- Juana Manuel of Castile, † 1381, her daughter, mistress of Lara and Biscay; ⚭ 1350 Heinrich (Enrique) II , 1369/79 King of Castile
- Maria de la Cerda, Blanca's sister; ⚭ Charles of Évreux , † 1336, Count of Étampes ( House of France-Évreux )
- Ludwig , † 1400, their son, Count of Étampes, Lord of Lara, titular count of Biskaya
- John I (Juan) , † 1390, son of Juana Manuel and Heinrich II. Of Castile, 1371 Lord of Lara and Biscay, 1379 King of Castile and León
-
Ferdinand I (Fernando) , † 1416, his son, Lord of Lara and Biscay, 1412 King of Aragon etc. (Biscay falls back to Castile)
- John II (Juan) , † 1454, his nephew, King of Castile and León
- Henry IV (Enrique) , † 1474, his son, King of Castile and León
- Isabella I (Isabel la Católica) , † 1504, his daughter, 1474 Queen of Castile etc., mistress of Biscay
- ...
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke : European Family Tables Volume III.1 (1984) Plate 117/118 (Los Soberanos de Vizcaya)
Web links
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).