Urkiola Natural Park

Urkiola Natural Park is a protected area located in the southeastern corner of Biscay and in the North of Álava in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain.

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Type: Hamlet with 29 residents
Description: protected area in Spain
Postal code: 48211

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanctuary of Urkiola and Saibi.

Sanctuary of Urkiola

Church

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The Sanctuary of Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Anthony of Padua of Urkiola is a Catholic temple located in the hill and port of Urkiola, in the Biscayan municipality of Abadiño, in the Basque Country, Spain.

Saibi

Peak

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Saibi is a peak.

Urkiolagirre

Peak

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Urkiolagirre is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Axpe Marzana and Olaeta.

Axpe Marzana

Neighborhood

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Axpe Marzana is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km northeast of Urkiola Natural Park.

Olaeta

Hamlet

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Olaeta is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Aramaio, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. El Limitado, a territory disputed between Álava and Biscay, is located next to Olaeta. Olaeta is situated 6 km south of Urkiola Natural Park.

Atxondo

Village

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Atxondo is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Atxondo is part of the comarca of Durangaldea and has a population of 1,447 inhabitants as of 2007 according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute. Atxondo is situated 6 km northeast of Urkiola Natural Park.

Urkiola Natural Park

Categories: nature park, protected area, natural park, and locality
Location: Abadiño, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.09977° or 43° 5′ 59″ north

Longitude

-2.64424° or 2° 38′ 39″ west

Population

Elevation

750 metres (2,461 feet)

Open location code

8CMV39X4+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8488134128

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3107200

Wikidata ID

Q3121058

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Urkiola Natural Park” goes by many names.

Basque: “Urkiola”
Basque: “Urkiolako natura parkea”
Basque: “Urkiolako Parke Naturala”
Dutch: “Natuurpark Urkiola”
Dutch: “Urkiola Natural Park”
French: “parc naturel d’Urkiola”
French: “Parc naturel d’Urkiola”
French: “Parc naturel dUrkiola”
Japanese: “ウルキオラ自然公園”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Urkiola”
Occitan (post 1500): “Pargue Natural d’Urkiola”
Occitan (post 1500): “Pargue Natural dUrkiola”
Spanish: “Parque natural de Urkiola”
Spanish: “Parque Natural de Urkiola”
Spanish: “Parque natural de urquiola”
Spanish: “Urquiola”

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