Alsasua – Altsasu

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Location of Altsasu/Alsasua within Navarre
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Location of Altsasu/Alsasuawithin Spain
Coordinates: 42°53′43″N2°10′8″W / 42.89528°N 2.16889°W / 42.89528; -2.16889 Coordinates: 42°53′43″N2°10′8″W / 42.89528°N 2.16889°W / 42.89528; -2.16889
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Bandera de Navarra.svg  Navarre
Province Navarre
Comarca/Eskualdea La Barranca/Sakana
Government
   Alcalde
(Mayor)
Javier Ollo Martínez [1] (Geroa Bai)
Area
  Total26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total7,407
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
 (INE)
Demonym(s) alsasuarra
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31800

Alsasua (in Spanish, Altsasu in Basque; official name: Altsasu/Alsasua) is a town located in the autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Its population in 2017 was 7,419. [3] The Battle of Alsasua took place here in 1834. 30 years later the town turned into a railway hub, transforming its demography, economy, and cultural landscape. In 2016, a fight erupting in a bar escalated into an Audiencia Nacional judicial case that stirred the town.

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Alsasua in 1928.

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  1. "272 municipios. Datos de la entidad. navarra.es". Gobierno de Navarra . Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. "Spanish Statistic Institute".