Ortuella

Ortuella is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Nowadays part of the Greater Bilbao region, until the beginning of the 19th century it was integrated in the Valley of Somorrostro of Enkarterri along with Santurtzi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vizcaya Bridge and Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran town hall.

Vizcaya Bridge

Photo: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervión River. Vizcaya Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Ortuella.

Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran town hall

Town hall

Photo: Zarateman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ortuella Station

Railway station

Photo: Zarateman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ortuella Station is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barakaldo and Portugalete.

Barakaldo

Suburb

Photo: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barakaldo is a suburb, which is situated 5 km east of Ortuella.

Portugalete

Town

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

Portugalete is a city and municipality west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. The city has 44,864 inhabitants and lies west of Bilbao, and as such is part of its metropolitan area.

Santurtzi

Town

Photo: Javierme, CC BY 2.5.

Santurtzi is a port city and municipality in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay, near the mouth of the Nervión river, on its left bank, 14 kilometres downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Bilbao metropolitan area.

Ortuella

Type: Locality with 8,420 residents
Also known as: “48083”
Location: Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.3073° or 43° 18′ 26″ north

Longitude

-3.0539° or 3° 3′ 14″ west

Population

8,420

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

8CMR8W4W+WF

GeoNames ID

6362423

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