Bergara

This article is about the town in Spain. For the surname, see Bergara (surname).

Bergara (Basque pronunciation: [berɣaɾa]; Spanish: Vergara) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.

Bergara
Municipality
Bergara main square
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°07′03″N 2°24′48″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Gipuzkoa
Eskualdea	Debagoiena
Founded	1268 (1268)
Government
• Mayor	Elena Lete García (PNV)
Area
• Total	75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	14,596
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Basque: bergarar Spanish: vergarés, vergaresa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20570 20578–20580
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

View of historic quarter of Bergara

Center of Bergara

An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País ("Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country"), it was the place where brothers Juan José and Fausto Elhuyar discovered Tungsten .^[2]

During the Carlist Wars, it operated as the capital and royal court of the Carlists. It was there where the agreement symbolized in the Vergara Embrace between Rafael Maroto and Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara ended one of the period wars.