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Data of the Town |
Orbaizeta-Orbaitzeta |
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Town |
Locality: Orbaizeta |
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Municipality / council |
Merindad: Sangüesa / Region: Pyrenees Western |
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Province |
Navarre |
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Community |
Navarrese Jurisdiction |
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inhabitants 2003 |
227 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
c / San Pedro, 51 |
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ZIP code |
31670 |
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Phones |
948-766040 |
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Fax |
948-766069 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Orbaizeta official page |
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Web of Interest |
The Forest of Irati, official page, natural tourism |
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E-mail municipality |
info@orbaizeta.com |
Locality belonging to the beautiful one Aezkoa vale to 765 m. of altitude, in a meander of the river Irati. It is the natural door of entry to the forest of Irati, forest, located in the north part of the vales of Salazar and Aezkoa, it is one the most extensive and better preserved beech groove - fir plantation spots of Europe, in which big intact areas find of primitive forest ecosystem. The parish of San Pedro, located in full helmet hurbano, is of medieval origin. Inside a relatively modern hamlet they emphasize three barns a little modified. Removed from the Town an ancient factory finds of ammunitions founded in times of Carlos III. Still the set formed by the church supports in foot, with neoclassic front, and the neighbors' houses. An "irritdantza" exists or he dances of the laugh in the fact that the ballet dancers are touching the soil with the fingers of hands, the elbows, shoulders, knees and buttocks. (source I govern of Navarrese) . Populations: Orbaitzeta, Orbaitzetako Ola / Factory of Orbaitzeta, Larraun.