Murgia
Murgia is a village and concejo located in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is the capital of the municipality as well as of the Cuadrilla de Gorbeialdea.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 1,130 residents
- Description: Basque town from Zuia’s municipality
- Also known as: “Murgia, Álava”, “Murguia”, “Murguía Zuya”, and “Zuya”
- Postal code: 01130
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aretxaga and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oro.
Aretxaga
Dwelling
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aretxaga is a settlement in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. Formerly a village, Aretxaga is now a neighborhood of Murgia.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oro
Church
Photo: Unai Fdz. de Betoño, CC BY 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oro is a place of worship in the Zuia Valley of northern Spain. It is about 3.5 kilometres from Murgia, in the center of the valley. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Oro is situated 3 km south of Murgia.
Atxabal-Oro
Peak
Photo: Assar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atxabal-Oro is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Murgia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bitoriano and Sarria.
Bitoriano
Hamlet
Bitoriano is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Sarria
Hamlet
Photo: Xabier Armendaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sarria is a village and concejo in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Jugo
Hamlet
Photo: Xabier Armendaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jugo is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Zuia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. The Jugatxi chapel, the most important shrine in the municipality after the Sanctuary of Oro, is located on a hill close to Jugo.
Murgia
- Categories: concejo of Álava, municipality capital, single entity of population, and locality
- Location: Zuia, Araba / Álava, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.95631° or 42° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.81965° or 2° 49′ 11″ westPopulation
1,130Elevation
617 metres (2,024 feet)United Nations Location Code
ES MUGOpen location code
8CJVX54J+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 497800130OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Murgia” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Murgia”
- Bulgarian: “Мургиа”
- Catalan: “Murgia”
- Cebuano: “Murgia”
- Danish: “Murgia”
- Faroese: “Murgia”
- French: “Murgia”
- Galician: “Murgia”
- German: “Murgia”
- Hebrew: “מורג’יה”
- Italian: “Murgia”
- Japanese: “ムルギア”
- Kalaallisut: “Murgia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Murgia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Murgia”
- Spanish: “Murgia”
- Spanish: “Murguía (Álava)”
- Spanish: “Murguía de Álava”
- Spanish: “Murguía de Zuya”
- Spanish: “Murguía”
- Swedish: “Murgia”
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