Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca is one of the oldest meeting points in in the of Spain. In the middle of it there is the monument to the Battle of Vitoria, which took place in 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars.
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Victoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
  • Also known as: “Andre Maria Zuriaren plaza / Plaza de la Virgen Blanca” and “Virgen Blanca Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de España and Los Arquillos.

Square
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or Plaza Nueva is a square in , , Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.

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is an 18th-century structure located in , Spain. It was architecturally designed to link the old part of the town situated on the higher ground with the new part of the town then under construction on lower ground. is situated 110 metres northeast of Plaza de la Virgen Blanca.

Church
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The is a church located in , , Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1995. The retable of the church is a baroque altarpiece, it is one of the finest works by Gregorio Fernández and his workshop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alde Zaharra and Babesgabeak.

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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

Latitude
42.84658° or 42° 50′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.67338° or 2° 40′ 24″ west
Elevation
528 metres (1,732 feet)
Open location code
8CJVR8WG+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23744162
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
10345499
Wiki­data ID
Q3042725
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Plaza de la Virgen Blanca” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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