Basque Country
Biscay
Bakio

Gaztelugatxe

Gaztelugatxe is an islet on the coast of the Bay of Biscay belonging to the municipality of , in the Basque Autonomous Community. It is connected to the mainland by a man-made bridge.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: island and hermitage in Bakio
  • Also known as: “Gaztelugatx”, “Gaztelugatxeko Doniene / San Juan de Gaztelugatxe”, and “San Juan Gaztelugatx”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hermitage of Saint Pelayo and Matxitxako Lighthouse.

Church
Photo: Sergiportero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Gaztelugatxe.

Lighthouse
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km east of Gaztelugatxe.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a beach, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Gaztelugatxe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gibelorratzagako San Pelaio and Bentalde.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Gaztelugatxe.

Locality
Photo: Telle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Gaztelugatxe.

Gaztelugatxe

Latitude
43.44741° or 43° 26′ 51″ north
Longitude
-2.78483° or 2° 47′ 5″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8CMVC6W8+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28746138
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
6269128
Wiki­data ID
Q1496690
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Gaztelugatxe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غازتيلوجاتكس”
  • Armenian: “Գաստելուգաչե”
  • Basque: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Basque: “Gaztelugatxeko Doniene”
  • Basque: “Gaztelugatxeko San Juan”
  • Basque: “San Juan Gaztelugatxekoa”
  • Breton: “Gaztelugatxeko Doniene”
  • Catalan: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Cebuano: “Gaztelugatx”
  • Chinese: “加茲特魯加特島”
  • Czech: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Danish: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Dutch: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Finnish: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • French: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • French: “San Juan de Gaztelugatxe”
  • Galician: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • German: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • German: “San Juan de Gaztelugatxe”
  • Hebrew: “גסטלוגאצ’ה”
  • Hebrew: “גסטלוגצה”
  • Hungarian: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Irish: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Italian: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Japanese: “ガステルガチェ”
  • Ladin: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Macedonian: “Гастелугаче”
  • Polish: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Polish: “San Juan de Gaztelugatxe”
  • Portuguese: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Russian: “Гастелугаче”
  • Slovak: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Spanish: “Gaztelugache”
  • Spanish: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Spanish: “San Juan de Gaztelugache”
  • Spanish: “San Juan de Gaztelugatxe”
  • Swedish: “Gaztelugatx”
  • Venetian: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Vietnamese: “Gaztelugatxe”
  • Welsh: “Gaztelugatxe”

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