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Arraia-Maeztu

Basque Country

812Population

123.11 km²Area

659 mElevation

01120Postal code

1958Founded

Arraia-Maeztu (Basque pronunciation: [arai.a maes̻tu], Spanish: Arraya-Maestu [aˈraʝa maˈestu]), is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. This municipality was formed in 1958 by the merger of the municipalities of Apellániz, Arraya and Laminoria. It was originally called Maestu, but in 1987 adopted its current name.

Administrative subdivisions

The municipality contains 16 villages, organized into 10 concejos.

02Notable people

Juan Bautista de Gámiz (1696–1773), Jesuit priest and poet. He wrote primarily in Spanish, but some of his poems were in Basque and are of great importance to the study of the history of the language.

Arraia-Maeztu (Basque pronunciation: [arai.a maes̻tu], Spanish: Arraya-Maestu [aˈraʝa maˈestu]), is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern...

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