Iruña-Veleia
Veleia was a Roman town in Hispania, now located in the province of Álava, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. The site is located in the municipality of Iruña de Oca, 10 kilometers west of Vitoria.Photo: Txo, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman town in Hispania, now located in the Basque Country, Spain.
- Also known as: “Veleia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridge of Trespuentes and Circus of Iruña-Veleia.
Bridge of Trespuentes
Photo: Txo, Public domain.
Bridge of Trespuentes is situated 230 metres north of Iruña-Veleia.
Circus of Iruña-Veleia
Archaeological site
Circus of Iruña-Veleia is an archaeological site, which is situated 580 metres southeast of Iruña-Veleia.
Botanical Garden of Santa Catalina
Garden
Botanical Garden of Santa Catalina is situated 2 km northwest of Iruña-Veleia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trespuentes and Víllodas.
Trespuentes
Hamlet
Photo: Assar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trespuentes is a village and concejo in the municipality of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. Until 1976 it was, together with neighboring Víllodas, part of the municipality of Iruña.
Víllodas
Hamlet
Víllodas or Billoda is a village and concejo in the municipality of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. Until 1976 it was, together with neighboring Trespuentes, part of the municipality of Iruña.
Mendoza
Hamlet
Mendoza is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Iruña-Veleia
- Categories: archaeological site, Roman city, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Iruña Oka/Iruña de Oca, Araba / Álava, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.84209° or 42° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.78781° or 2° 47′ 16″ westOpen location code
8CJVR6R6+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 27824905OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q796596
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Iruña-Veleia” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Iruña-Veleia”
- Basque: “Iruña-Veleiako aztarnategi”
- Basque: “Veleia”
- Catalan: “Iruña-Veleia”
- Dutch: “Iruña-Veleia”
- French: “Iruna-Veleia”
- French: “Iruña-Veleia”
- German: “Iruna Veleia”
- German: “Iruña Veleia”
- German: “Iruna-Veleia”
- German: “Iruña-Veleia”
- German: “Veleia”
- Japanese: “イルニャ＝ベレイア”
- Latin: “Beleia”
- Latin: “Veleia”
- Russian: “Ирунья-Велея”
- Spanish: “Ciudad romana de Iruña-Veleia”
- Spanish: “Iruna Veleia”
- Spanish: “Iruña Veleia”
- Spanish: “Iruna-Veleia”
- Spanish: “Iruña-Veleia”
- Spanish: “Veleia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biltegiak and Errosetoidun Mosaikoen Domusa.
Nearby Places
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