Trucios-Turtzioz (Turtzioz in

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous c ...

; Trucios in

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; Trucíos in Cantabrian) is a town and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

located in the province of

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. ...

, in the

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of Basque Country, northern

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, surrounded by other municipalities of Biscay and

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the ea ...

. The name comes from a cold water spring, which existed, or still exists, in the center of the town. In Basque, Iturriotz (cold spring) Trucios Turtzioz San Pedro

References

External links

TRUCIOS-TURTZIOZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)

(Delimitación del sistema kárstico del manantial de Iturriotz (Trucios, Vizcaya)) (in spanish) Municipalities in Biscay {{basqueCountry-geo-stub