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Data of the Town |
Axpe San Bartolome |
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Town |
Axpe San Bartolome |
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Municipality |
Busturia / Region: Busturialdea - Urdaibai or region of Guernica |
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Province |
Biscay |
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Community |
Basque Country - Basque Country |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
792 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Quarter Axpe, 1 |
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ZIP code |
48350 |
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Phone |
946870050 |
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Fax |
946870063 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Busturia |
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Web of Interest |
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E-mail municipality |
udala.busturia@bizkaia.org |
There is famous the Church of Santa Maria of Axpe, Basque and Spanish cultural heritage. It is known by his architecture Gothic and the good conservation state.
The history tells that in the year 1051, the count of Biscay, granted to the bishop of Alava the property of the monastery of Santa Maria of Axpe together with all his belongings, which today is the church. Part of these belongings is the ancestral house that there is in the enclosure of the Church, place of birth of famous inhabitants of Axpe.
Part of his chalices, ancient books and pictures has been exposed during a time in the museum Guggenheim of Bilbao. (fte. wikipedia.es)