Erandio
Erandio is a toun an municipality locatit in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous commonty o Basque Kintra, northern Spain.
Erandio | |
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Municipality | |
 Erandio | |
 Coat airms | |
  Erandio Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′17″N 2°58′23″W / 43.30472°N 2.97306°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Basque Kintra |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Greater Bilbao |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Joseba Goikouria Zarraga (PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 24,326 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 48950 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (Spain) + 94 (Biscay) |
| Website | Toun Haw |
In 1415, durin the War o the Baunds, the corregidor, the ryally-appointit govrenor o the Biscayan hermandad, actin on ryal orders, siphoned aff Biscayan wheat tae the Asturias, incitin a rebellion. The Biscayans wur defeatit at Erandio wi the loss o saxty men an the wheat transfers continued.
Festivals
Several annual festivals are celebratit in Erandio. Maist o thaim are fiestas patronales (patronage festivals, held in the days aroond the date dedicatit tae the patron saunts unner whose advocation kirks an hermits are). The local public holiday o the municipality rotates yearly on August 10, August 28 an the corpus Christi day.
- Juin 11, Saunt Barnabas in Fano / Faoeta.
- Juin 13, Saunt Anthony o Padua in Martiartu, Goierri.
- June 29, Saint Peter in Kukularra.
- Julie 3, Saunt Tryphon in Arriaga.
- Julie 10, Saunt Christopher in Goierri.
- Seicont hauf o Julie in Asua.
- August 10, Saunt Lawrence in Astrabudua.
- August 15, Andra Maria (Oor Lady Mary) in Erandio Goikoa (August 15, the day o the Assumption o the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain).
- August 17 an 18: Saint Mammes in Santimami (Saunt Mammes' hermit lees on the municipal border an maist o the festival acts are held on Leioa's ground).
- August 28, Saunt Augustine in Altzaga.
- First week o September in Enekuri.
- Third week o September in Lutxana.
Erandio haes celebratit a street muisic festival cried Musikale an aw, wi muisic baunds mairchin an playin in the neebourheids o Altzaga and Astrabudua. Musikale wis oreeginally conceived in the neebourin municipality o Leioa. For some years it wis held simultaneously in Leioa, Erandio, Basauri an Sestao, but the ither municipalities droppit it, an in 2013 anerly Erandio organisit it.
Transport
Erandio is connectit tae ither municipalities o Biscay (like Barakaldo, Bermeo, Bilbao, Derio, Getxo, Larrabetzu, Laukiz, Leioa, Mungia an Muskiz) bi Bizkaibus bus services an bi Line 1 o Metro Bilbao, which haes three stations in Erandio (Lutxana, Erandio, an Astrabudua). It is connectit tae Barakaldo an aw bi regular fluvial transport ower the Estuar o Bilbao.
References
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