Olite

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ERRIBERRI
Olite (Spanish)
Municipality
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Location of Olite within iberian peninsula/navarre
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ERRIBERRI
ERRIBERRI (Navarre)
Coordinates: 42°29′15″N1°39′45″W / 42.48750°N 1.66250°W / 42.48750; -1.66250
Country Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country
Autonomous Community Bandera de Navarra.svg  Navarre
Merindad Olite
Comarca Tafalla
Mancomunidad Mairaga
Municipality Erriberri/Olite
Government
  MayorAndoni Lakarra (Agrupemos Olite - Erriberri Elkartu)
Area
  Total83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total3,931
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s) erriberritar; olitense/olitejo(a);
Website http://www.olite.es

Erriberri (Olite in spanish) is a town and municipality located in the Tafalla comarca, Erriberri merindad, in Navarre, Basque Country.

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History

According to Isidore of Seville's Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum , the town of Oligicus was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania (621–631) in order to control and punish the native Vascones people. However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered. The Royal palace of Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.

Twin towns - sister cities

TownState/RegionCountry
Arthez-de-Béarn Blason departement fr Pyrenees-Atlantiques.svg Pyrénées-Atlantiques Flag of France.svg  France
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne Flag of Gironde.svg  Gironde Flag of France.svg  France [2]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Olite and Sauveterre make contact again" the two towns are twinned since July 31, 1988. olite.com.es Archived September 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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