Hondarribia Explained

Hondarribia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Image Alt:Hondarribia as seen from Hendaye
Pushpin Map:Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hondarribia within the Basque Country
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Gipuzkoa
Subdivision Type3:Eskualdea
Subdivision Name3:Bidasoaldea
Coordinates:43.3667°N -1.7958°W
Elevation M:16
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:543
Area Total Km2:28.63
Established Title:Founded
Population Demonym:Basque: hondarribiar
Spanish; Castilian: fuenterribense
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Basque, Spanish
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:20280
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Txomin Sagarzazu
Leader Party:EAJ-PNV

Hondarribia[1] (Basque: Hondarribia; Spanish; Castilian: Fuenterrabía; French: Fontarrabie) is a town situated on the west shore of Bidasoa river's mouth, in Gipuzkoa, in Basque Country, Spain.

The border town is situated on a little promontory facing Hendaye (France) over the Txingudi bay. A service boat makes the trip between the two cities. The town holds an ancient old quarter with walls and a castle. In addition, Hondarribia features a beach across the Bidasoa from the touristy housing estate Sokoburu in Hendaye, alongside a mountain called Jaizkibel providing a hilly backdrop to the town. A road leads north-east from the beach area to the Cape Higuer, located in this municipality.

The town harbours the San Sebastian Airport, which serves domestic flights. The population as of 2005 is 15,700 inhabitants.

Battles

The battles fought for possession of this fortified stronghold are generally known by the Spanish name for the place (Fuenterrabía).

Although Milton, in Paradise Lost associated the rout of Charlemagne in 778 with Fontarabia, it is generally understood to have taken place at Roncesvalles.[3]

Sports

The women's basketball team Hondarribia-Irun and the rowing club Hondarribia Arraun Elkartea are the two most prestigious sports clubs in the town. In the last decade, the judo club Ama Guadalupekoa has had a lot of national medals in this discipline.

The Hondarribia-Irun plays in the Spanish women's basketball league since 2003, and it has competed against European teams several times.Hondarribia has a rowing team called Hondarribia Arraun Elkartea, and its boat is characterized by its green color and its name, "Ama Guadalupekoa". In 2005 it won La Bandera de la Concha, one of the most prestigious competitions for Basque rowers.

Furthermore, the Vilariño family, which is fully linked to the world of the engine, continues to achieve success at national and European levels.

Hondarribia has its own golf course where Jose Maria Olazabal, one of the best golf players in the world, was raised, and marina, where the Olympic medalist Iker Martinez took his first boat roads.

Leisure

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Modern English usage. See Google search excluding Basque web pages Books Ngram Viewer post 2000.
  2. Web site: Tuwien.ac.at . 2005-10-19 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191938/http://info.tuwien.ac.at/ecaade/proc/barrallo/sanchez.htm . dead .
  3. Fuenterrabia. 11. 286.