Gorostitza Embalse

Gorostitza Embalse is a reservoir in Barakaldo, Biscay, Basque Country. Gorostitza Embalse is situated nearby to the hamlet Olarte - Castaños, as well as near the locality Montecillo.

Photo: Ondare Lagunak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bizkaia Arena and Cruces University Hospital.

Bizkaia Arena

Stadium

Photo: Vanbasten 23, Public domain.

Bizkaia Arena is an indoor arena in Barakaldo, Greater Bilbao. It is one of the biggest multipurpose halls in Spain, as it can hold up to 26,000 people with maximum legal capacity, although in most concert configurations the capacity is reduced to 18,640.

Cruces University Hospital

Hospital

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Train station of Irauregui

Railway station

Photo: Bizkaino, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Train station of Irauregui is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilbao and Barakaldo.

Bilbao

Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bilbao, with a population of about 350,000, is the largest city in Spain's Basque Country. Bilbao is perhaps the best place in the world to experience the ancient culture and language of the Basque people, which has stubbornly held its own over thousands of years and is now completely unlike any modern-day culture in Europe.

Barakaldo

Suburb

Photo: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barakaldo is a suburb.

Sestao

Town

Photo: Javierme, CC BY 3.0.

Sestao is a town and municipality in the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area.

Gorostitza Embalse

Type: Reservoir
Description: river in the Basque Country
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Barakaldo, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.266° or 43° 15′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.005° or 3° 0′ 18″ west

Open location code

8CMR7X8W+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27503840

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

Wikidata ID

Q95618154

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Satellite Map

Discover Gorostitza Embalse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Gorostitza Embalse” goes by many names.

Basque: “Gorostitza Embalse”
Basque: “Goroztizako urtegia”
Spanish: “Embalse de Gorostitza”
Spanish: “Gorostitza Embalse”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Olarte - Castaños and Montecillo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Olarte (El Regato Ikastetxea) (635) and Olarte (El Regato Ikastetxea) (658).

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