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The Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. [1] The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Events in the year 1881 in Spain. Incumbents ... 1973 in France) [4] References This page was last edited on 19 January 2025, at 22:55 (UTC). Text is ...
The Basques (Basque: Euskaldunak) are an indigenous ethno-linguistic group mainly inhabiting the Basque Country (adjacent areas of Spain and France).Their history is therefore interconnected with Spanish and French history and also with the history of many other past and present countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas, where a large number of their descendants keep attached to their ...
Biarritz (UK: / b ɪəˈr ɪ t s, ˈ b ɪər ɪ t s / beer-ITS, BEER-its, [3] [4] US: / ˌ b iː ə ˈ r ɪ t s, ˈ b iː ə r ɪ t s / BEE-ə-RITS, -rits, [3] [5] French: ⓘ, Basque:; also spelled Miarritze [mi.arits̻e]; Occitan: Biàrritz) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. [6]
The territory formerly known as Navarre now belongs to two nations, Spain and France, depending on whether it lies south or north of the Western Pyrenees. The Basque language is still spoken in most of the provinces. Today, Navarre is an autonomous community of Spain and Basse-Navarre is part of France's Pyrénées-Atlantiques département.
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Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spanish: [biˈtoɾja ɣasˈtejθ,-ɣasˈtejs]; Basque: [bitoɾia ɣas̺teis̻]; also historically spelled Vittoria in English) [2] [3] is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain.
1979 – City becomes part of the Basque Country (autonomous community) of Spain. 1980 – University of the Basque Country established. 1983 – In region near Bilbao, construction of Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant ceases. 1991 – Population: 372,054. [7] 1995 – Metro Bilbao begins operating. 1997 – Guggenheim Museum Bilbao [10] and Zubizuri ...