Bilbao British Cementery
Bilbao British Cemetery is located in Sondika, in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. The British cemetery was originally located on the coast of Biscay from about 1775, before being disaffected and relocated to its current position in 1929.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Sondika, Biscay
- Also known as: “Bilbao British Cemetery” and “Britainiarren hilerria/Cementerio Británico de Bilbao”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bilbao Airport and Sondika station.
Bilbao Airport
Aerodrome
Bilbao Airport is a minor international airport located 9 km north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay. It is the largest airport in the Basque Country and northern Spain, with 6,336,441 passengers in 2023.
Sondika station
Railway station
Sondika is a railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Txorierri line. Sondika station is situated 1 km west of Bilbao British Cementery.
Ola station
Railway stop
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Ola is a railway station in Sondika, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the Txorierri line. Ola station is situated 1 km southwest of Bilbao British Cementery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zabaloetxe and Loiu.
Loiu
Village
Photo: Javierme, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loiu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The Bilbao Airport terminal lies within the municipality limits. Loiu is situated 2½ km northwest of Bilbao British Cementery.
Derio
Village
Derio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is part of Greater Bilbao and was part of the municipality of Bilbao until 1983 and hosts Bilbao's biggest municipal cemetery. Derio is situated 2½ km east of Bilbao British Cementery.
Bilbao British Cementery
- Categories: military cemetery and burial
- Location: Sondika, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.29918° or 43° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.91635° or 2° 54′ 59″ westOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
8CMV73XM+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 521509029OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4907602
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Bilbao British Cementery” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Britainiarren hilerria (Loiu)”
- Basque: “Britainiarren hilerria”
- Dutch: “Bilbao British Cemetery”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Británico (Bilbao)”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Britanico de Bilbao”
- Spanish: “Cementerio Británico de Bilbao”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bilbao British Cementery”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.