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Zurbano

Coordinates: 42°52′N 2°37′W / 42.87°N 2.62°W / 42.87; -2.62
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Zurbano/Zurbao
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Zurbano/Zurbao is located in Álava
Zurbano/Zurbao
Zurbano/Zurbao
Zurbano/Zurbao is located in the Basque Country
Zurbano/Zurbao
Zurbano/Zurbao
Zurbano/Zurbao is located in Spain
Zurbano/Zurbao
Zurbano/Zurbao
Coordinates: 42°52′N 2°37′W / 42.87°N 2.62°W / 42.87; -2.62
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaGorbeialdea
MunicipalityArratzua-Ubarrundia
Area
 • Total4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total277
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code
01520

Zurbano (Spanish pronunciation: [θuɾˈβano]) or Zurbao (Basque pronunciation: [s̻urβao]) is a village and concejo in the municipality of Arratzua-Ubarrundia, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It lies on the northeastern rural outskirts of Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Landmarks

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Zurbano is notable for having numerous palaces dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Of them, the Zurbano Palace [es] is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural. The other palaces are the Ortiz de Zárate Palace, the Otazu Palace [es] and the Otalora-Guevara Palace [es], which was restored in 2023.[3][4] The parish church, dedicated to Saint Stephen, dates from the fifteenth century.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ López de Pariza, Sara (9 June 2023). "El palacio de Álava premiado en Madrid por su rehabilitación". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ Aguilo, María Paz (1976). Bibliografía del arte en España. CSIC. p. 158. ISBN 978-84-00-03626-3. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. ^ Álava pueblo a pueblo (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 159.
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