Elantxobe

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Elantxobe
Municipality

Coat of arms
Elantxobe Location of Elantxobe within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°24′14″N2°38′09″W / 43.40389°N 2.63583°W / 43.40389; -2.63583
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Biscay
Comarca	Busturialdea
Founded	1858
Government
• Mayor	Koldo Miren Olagibel Bakeriz (Bildu)
Area
• Total	1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	346
• Density	190/km² (480/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: elantxobetar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	48310
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

Elantxobe is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

History
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History

The town emerged in 1524 as a fishing port. It gaining some importance in the 17th century as a defensive location on the Biscayan coast, which is currently used as a marina. Until 1858 it was a neighbourhood of the nearby municipality of Ibarrangelu. The town celebrates the festival of its patron, San Nicolás de Bari, on 6 December.

Cityscape

References

↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

ELANTXOBE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)

v t e Municipalities in Biscay
100,000+	Bilbao Barakaldo
50,000+	Getxo Portugalete
10,000+	Amorebieta-Etxano Arrigorriaga Basauri Bermeo Durango Erandio Ermua Galdakao Gernika-Lumo Leioa Mungia Santurtzi Sestao Sopela Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran
5,000+	Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena Abadiño Balmaseda Berango Elorrio Etxebarri Gorliz Güeñes Lekeitio Muskiz Ondarroa Ortuella Zalla
under 5,000	Ajangiz Alonsotegi Amoroto Arakaldo Arantzazu Artzentales Areatza Arrankudiaga Arratzu Arrieta Artea Atxondo Aulesti Bakio Barrika Bedia Berriatua Berriz Busturia Derio Dima Ea Elantxobe Ereño Errigoiti Etxebarria Forua Fruiz Galdames Gamiz-Fika Garai Gatika Gautegiz Arteaga Gizaburuaga Gordexola Ibarrangelu Igorre Ispaster Iurreta Izurtza Karrantza Kortezubi Lanestosa Larrabetzu Laukiz Lemoa Lemoiz Lezama Loiu Mallabia Mañaria Markina-Xemein Maruri-Jatabe Mendata Mendexa Meñaka Morga Mundaka Munitibar-Arbatzegi-Gerrikaitz Murueta Muxika Nabarniz Orduña-Urduña Orozko Otxandio Plentzia Sondika Sopuerta Sukarrieta Trucios-Turtzioz Ubide Ugao-Miraballes Urduliz Zaldibar Zamudio Zaratamo Zeanuri Zeberio Zierbena Ziortza-Bolibar

Fishing history

History of fishing

History	History of fishing Ancient Hawaiian aquaculture Chasse-marée Fishing in Cornwall Fishery Protection Squadron Fishing stage Garum The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy Migratory Fishery of Labrador Munster pilchard fishery 1570–1750 Pearling in Western Australia S'Argamassa Roman fish farm Scania Market Scottish east coast fishery Traditional fishing boat Yorkshire coast fishery
Conflicts	Bering Sea Arbitration Cod Wars Crab Wars Lobster War Newlyn riots Oyster Wars Pacific Salmon War Turbot War
Disasters and memorials	1959 Escuminac disaster Morecambe Bay cockling disaster Eyemouth disaster Moray Firth fishing disaster Steveston Fisherman's Memorial Stotfield fishing disaster

Historic fishing villages and communities

Fishing villages	Akwidaa Algajola Ardglass Bermeo Bethsaida Bolungarvík Cadgwith Catalan Bay Chorkor Ciboure Clovelly Cullercoats Dunmore East Ea Elantxobe Findon Getaria Gilleleje Grip Guéthary Gümüşlük Hondarribia Hovden Huanchaco Kaunolu Village Ladner Lamorna Lekeitio Marsaxlokk Moskenes Mundaka Mutriku Newhaven Nyksund Old Perlican Ondarroa Ona Orio Pasaia Peggys Cove Pittenweem Plentzia Po Toi O Polperro Port Isaac Portavogie Portmahomack Portofino Red Bay Reine Sa Riera St Abbs Saint-Jean-de-Luz Saint Malo Sayulita Sigri Staithes Steveston Súðavík Suðureyri Tai O Tilting Trinity Udappu Vernazza Walraversijde Zumaia
Communities	Atlit Yam Bhoi Hạ Long Bay Lofoten Makassan Newfoundland outports Palabuhanratu Póvoa de Varzim Sørvágur Tlingit Uros Vezo more ...
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Elantxobe

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