Begoña
Begoña is a historical municipality of Biscay and is a neighbourhood and urban district of Bilbao. Begoña, or more puristically but also more rarely spelled Begoina, means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: district of Bilbao, Spain
- Also known as: “Begoñalde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Begoña and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Basilica of Begoña
Church
The Basilica of Begoña is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patroness saint of Biscay, the image of Our Lady of Begoña. The current parish priest is Jesús Francisco de Garitaonandia.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Museum
Photo: Naotake Murayama, CC BY 2.0.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atxuri and Bilbao la Vieja.
Atxuri
Quarter
Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atxuri is a neighborhood of Bilbao, Basque country, Spain. It was originally a suburb south of the old walled town. Modernly it stands between this neighborhood and those of Solokoetxe, Santutxu and the estuary of Bilbao.
Bilbao la Vieja
Quarter
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bilbao La Vieja in Spanish, "Old Bilbao" in English and Bilbo Zaharra in Basque. It is a neighbourhood of Bilbao and part of the 5th district of the city.
Begoña
- Categories: Districts of Bilbao, elizate, and locality
- Location: Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.25921° or 43° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.91491° or 2° 54′ 54″ westElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
8CMV735P+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5861092774OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Begoña” goes by many names.
- Basque: “4. barrutia”
- Basque: “Begoña”
- Basque: “Begoñako barrutia”
- Basque: “Begoñako elizatea”
- Catalan: “Begoña”
- Croatian: “Begoña”
- Dutch: “Begoña”
- French: “Begoña”
- Galician: “Begoña”
- Italian: “Begoña”
- Japanese: “ベゴーニャ区”
- Spanish: “Anteiglesia de Begona”
- Spanish: “Anteiglesia de Begoña”
- Spanish: “Begona”
- Spanish: “Begoña”
- Spanish: “Distrito 4”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Apaizen Begoñako Egotetxea and Centro Diocesano de Espiritualidad ‘Nuestra Señora de Begoña’.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Begoña”. Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 2.5.