Ochate is a ghost town that is currently part of the municipality of

Condado de Treviño Condado de Treviño (" County of Treviño") is a municipality in the province of Burgos, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. This municipality and the geographically smaller La Puebla de Arganzón make up the enclave of Treviñ ...

, in the province of Burgos, Castilla y León ( Spain). The place has become famous since the end of the 20th century due to alleged paranormal phenomena.

Name

Over the centuries it has been known by the names Chochat, Gogate ''Gogate'' and Ochaite.Página de la Enciclopedia Auñamendi donde constan los datos de referencia.
Consultado el 3 de noviembre de 2018. Ochate means in Basque, according to some interpretations, ''secret door'' or ''door of the cold'', while others point out that it derives from the ancient name of Gogate, ''upper town'', in reference to the geography of the place.

Geography

Ochate is located in the area of Condado de Treviño, which is located in the

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. The closest town is the town of

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The place is not accessible by car; It is necessary to travel a stretch of dirt road on foot until you reach the tower of San Miguel, one of the few vestiges that remain standing.

Alleged paranormal phenomena

The territory is the subject of many legends about alleged paranormal phenomena. Ochate itself has become a place of pilgrimage for lovers of the genre since the

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, being considered one of the most mysterious places in Spain. The legend was born in the eighties, due to an article published in ''Mundo Desconocido'' entitled ''Lights in the secret door''. The article is based on a photograph of a UFO flying in the vicinity of the Ochate district, taken in 1981 by Prudencio Muguruza, although some experts believed that the photograph was false.

References

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