Errenteria ( eu, Errenteria/Orereta, es, Rentería) is a town located in the province of
Gipuzkoa in the
Basque Autonomous Community, in the north of
Spain, near the French border. The river
Oiartzun es, oyarsonense
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cuts its way through the town, one that has undergone severe pollution up to recent times on its lower stage.
History
The town was founded in
1320
Year 1320 ( MCCCXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
* January 20 – Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland.
* April 6 – Th ...
, during the reign of
Alfonso XI of Castile
Alfonso XI (13 August 131126 March 1350), called the Avenger (''el Justiciero''), was King of Castile and León. He was the son of Ferdinand IV of Castile and his wife Constance of Portugal. Upon his father's death in 1312, several disputes en ...
, with the name of ''Villanueva de Oiarso'' or ''Oyarço''. It soon started to be known as ''La Rentería''
[http://www.errenteria.net/es/ficheros/41_10745es.pdf Rentería a Inicios de la Edad Moderna (1495-1544). Iago Irijoa Cortés, David Martín Sánchez] because it hosted the office where iron export taxes were collected (taxes were called ''rentas reales'' i.e. royal rents in medieval Castile).
The Basque form ''Errenteria'' (also ''Errenteri'' o ''Errenderi'') started to appear towards the end of the 16th century. In 1998, the town hall decided to use ''Errenteria'' as the only official name.
In September 1982, Rentería was the scene of the
bloodiest ETA attack of that year.
Districts
*Agustinak/Agustinas
*Alaberga
*Beraun
*Kaputxinoak/Capuchinos
*Etxe Berriak/Casas Nuevas
*Gaztaño
*Erdialdea/Centro
*Fanderia
*Gabierrota
*Galtzaraborda
*Iztieta
*Lartzabal
*Listorreta
*Olibet–Ugarritze
*Ondartxo
*Perurena
*Pontika
*Zamalbide
Oiartzun_ibaia_Ugarritze_parean.jpg, Oiartzun es, oyarsonense
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river passing through the Ugarritze district
Txoritokieta gotorleku 007.JPG, Fortress of Txoritokieta
Orereta 2007ko abendua.JPG, View of downtown Orereta
Twin towns
Errenteria is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Lousada, Portugal
*
Tulle, France
*
Schorndorf, Germany
References
External links
Official website
ERRENTERIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Gipuzkoa
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