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(Redirected from Orereta) "Rentería" redirects here. For the football (soccer) player, see Wason Rentería. "Rentería" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Édgar Rentería. Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Errenteria Rentería
Municipality
Errenteria
Panoramic view of Errenteria, from Mount San MarkoPanoramic view of Errenteria, from Mount San Marko
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Errenteria is located in the Basque CountryErrenteriaErrenteriaLocation in SpainShow map of the Basque CountryErrenteria is located in SpainErrenteriaErrenteriaErrenteria (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′45.06″N 1°53′55.55″W / 43.3125167°N 1.8987639°W / 43.3125167; -1.8987639
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
EskualdeaOarsoaldea
Government
 • MayorAizpea Otaegi (EH Bildu)
Area
 • Total32.26 km (12.46 sq mi)
Population
 • Total39,355
 • Density1,200/km (3,200/sq mi)
DemonymErrenteriar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code20100
Official language(s)Basque, Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Errenteria (Basque: Errenteria/Orereta, Spanish: Rentería) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, in the north of Spain, near the French border. The river Oiartzun cuts its way through the town, one that has undergone severe pollution up to recent times on its lower stage.

History

The town was founded in 1320, during the reign of Alfonso XI of Castile, with the name of Villanueva de Oiarso or Oyarço. It soon started to be known as La Rentería because it hosted the office where iron export taxes were collected (taxes were called rentas reales i.e. royal rents in medieval Castile).

The Basque form Errenteria (also Errenteri or Errenderi) started to appear towards the end of the 16th century. In 1998, the town hall decided to use Errenteria as the only official name.

In September 1982, Rentería was the scene of the bloodiest ETA attack of that year.

Districts

  • Agustinak/Agustinas
  • Alaberga
  • Beraun
  • Kaputxinoak/Capuchinos
  • Etxe Berriak/Casas Nuevas
  • Gaztaño
  • Erdialdea/Centro
  • Fanderia
  • Gabierrota
  • Galtzaraborda
  • Iztieta
  • Lartzabal
  • Listorreta
  • Olibet–Ugarritze
  • Ondartxo
  • Perurena
  • Pontika
  • Zamalbide
  • Oiartzun river passing through the Ugarritze district Oiartzun river passing through the Ugarritze district
  • Fortress of Txoritokieta Fortress of Txoritokieta
  • View of downtown Orereta View of downtown Orereta

Twin towns

Errenteria is twinned with:

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. http://www.ondarea-errenteria.net/fitxategiak/liburu_osoa.pdf Toponimía de Rentería. Ayuntamiento de Rentería.
  3. http://www.errenteria.net/es/ficheros/41_10745es.pdf Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Rentería a Inicios de la Edad Moderna (1495-1544). Iago Irijoa Cortés, David Martín Sánchez

External links

Municipalities in Gipuzkoa
Coat of arms of Gipuzkoa
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