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Barrika
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Barrika is located in Basque Country
Barrika
Barrika
Location in Basque Country
Barrika is located in Spain
Barrika
Barrika
Location in Spain
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
Province Biscay
Comarca Uribe-Kosta
Area
 • Total 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 1,541
 • Density 198.33/km2 (513.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
48650
Website www.barrika.eu

Barrika (Spanish: Barrica) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, Spain, in the autonomous community of Basque Country.

It is considered one of the oldest municipalities of Biscay. It was founded by Sancho Vela. As it is placed next to the sea and near Bilbao, its population has grown a lot in the last part of the 20th century.

Barrika belongs to the comarca of Mungialdea. There are about 1,541 inhabitants in the municipality and it covers 7.77 km2.

History

The findings of the archaeological site of Kurtzio testify of human presence in the municipal territory at the period of the prehistoric Asturian culture.

The organization as a parish church can trace its origins to the political structure of the Flat Earth of the Middle Ages. Sancho Vela founded its solar Barrika house in the year 496, this being the origin of the later church.

In addition to the agricultural and livestock activities, its inhabitants worked from old in whaling, as attested by the Carta Puebla granted by Lope Díaz de Haro, Lord of Biscay, in the 13th century.

Barrika had a seat and vote at the General meetings of Guernica, its number was the 51st.

Notable people

  • Jon Rahm (born 1994), professional golfer, winner of the U.S. Open in June 2021, The Masters in April 2023 and world number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Barrica (Vizcaya) para niños

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