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Toponym

* Etymologically Aránzazu means place of hawthorn and comes from Basque language. In addition, this municipality of Vizcaya has the same name as other district in Oñate (Guipúzcoa) famous for being located there Aránzazu's Sanctuary. In Basque the name is written as Arantzazu.


Architecture

* ''San Pedro de Arantzazu'' is the church of the municipality, finished in 1828.


Population

* 305 inhabitants. (
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2007).


Geography

* Elevation: 135 metres.


See also

*
Arantxa Arantza or Arantxa is a Basque feminine given name, meaning "thornbush". It is a hypocoristic for '' Our Lady of Arantzazu'', a shrine of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Gipuzkoa. People with the name Arantxa include: Tennis * Arantxa Parra Santonj ...


References


External links


ARANTZAZU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Biscay {{basque-geo-stub