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Bilbao [a] is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of more than 347,000 as of 2023.
The Bilbao Ria 2000 corporation was founded in 1992 by the Bilbao and Barakaldo municipalities, the Greater Bilbao metropolitan area, and the Basque and Spanish Governments. The corporation's aim was to regenerate the city-planning of Bilbao and its surroundings, which were heavily punished by intense industrial contamination and decay.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint James (Spanish: Basílica Catedral de Santiago; Basque: Done Jakue Basilika-Katedrala) is a Catholic cathedral in Bilbao, Spain.It is dedicated to the apostle James the Great, by virtue of being a point of transit for the pilgrims that followed the Northern Way of the Camino de Santiago.
The Bilbao metro (Spanish: Metro de Bilbao, Basque: Bilboko metroa) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Lines 1 and 2 have a "Y" shape, as they transit both banks of the river Ibaizabal and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao .
1968 – University of Bilbao established. 1970 – Population: 410,490. [7] 1978 – Great Week of Bilbao begins. 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.
Greater Bilbao (Basque: Bilboaldea, Spanish: Gran Bilbao) is an administrative division of the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is one of the seven comarcas of Biscay and the most populated.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao , Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.
Upon arriving in Bilbao, the club's directors decided almost immediately to change the team's strip to the new colours, and since 1910, Athletic Club have played in red and white stripes. Of the 50 shirts bought by Elorduy, half were then sent to Atlético Madrid , where Elorduy was a committee member and a former player; it had originally ...