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Elantxobe

Municipality in Basque Country, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Elantxobe is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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History

The town emerged in 1524 as a fishing port. It gaining some importance in the 17th century as a defensive location on the Biscayan coast, which is currently used as a marina. Until 1858 it was a neighbourhood of the nearby municipality of Ibarrangelu. The town celebrates the festival of its patron, San Nicolás de Bari, on 6 December.

Cityscape

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The harbour and settlement

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