Gautegiz Arteaga

Gautegiz Arteaga (Spanish: Gautéguiz de Arteaga) is a town in Biscay, in the northern Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country.

Gautegiz Arteaga

Gautéguiz de Arteaga
Location in Biscay
Gautegiz Arteaga
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°22′5″N 2°39′8″W
Kintra Spain
Autonomous community País Vasco
ProvinceBiscay
ComarcaBusturialdea
Area
  Total13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total840
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)

It is located on the right bank of the Urdaibai estuary.

Its most emblematic building is the Arteaga Tower, a medieval castle rebuilt in the 19th century for the French empress Eugénie de Montijo.

The town of Arteaga, with the tower at the right
Arteaga Tower

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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