Loiu
Loiu is a village in Loiu, Biscay, Basque Country. Loiu is situated nearby to the hamlet Elorritxu, as well as near the locality Torretxeondo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bilbao Airport and Sondika station.
Bilbao Airport
Aerodrome
Bilbao Airport is a minor international airport located 9 km north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay. It is the largest airport in the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 6,336,441 passengers in 2023.
Sondika station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loiu and Erandiogoikoa.
Sondika
Village
Photo: Andres Rueda, CC BY 2.0.
Sondika is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Situated directly south of the runway of Bilbao Airport, it is the location of Bilbao British Cemetery, containing a Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery with 58 casualties.
Loiu
- Type: Village
- Postal code: 48180
- Category: locality
- Location: Loiu, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.3147° or 43° 18′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.93931° or 2° 56′ 22″ westOpen location code
8CMV8376+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1434401550OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3123406
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Loiu” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Errotxelerri”
- Basque: “Loiu”
- French: “Loiu”
- Spanish: “Elochelerri”
- Spanish: “Lujua”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ayuntamiento de Loiu and Herriko plaza.
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