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Olite / Erriberri
Municipality
Flag of Olite / Erriberri
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Coat of arms of Olite / Erriberri
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Olite / Erriberri is located in Spain
Olite / Erriberri
Olite / Erriberri
Location of Olite within Spain / Navarre
Olite / Erriberri is located in Navarre
Olite / Erriberri
Olite / Erriberri
Olite / Erriberri (Navarre)
Coordinates: 42°29′15″N 1°39′45″W / 42.48750°N 1.66250°W / 42.48750; -1.66250
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Navarre
MerindadMerindad de Olite
ComarcaComarca de Tafalla
MancomunidadMairaga
MunicipalityOlite/Erriberri
Government
 • MayorAndoni Lacarra (Agrupemos Olite - Erriberri Elkartu)
Area
 • Total
83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
3,931
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)erriberritar; olitense/olitejo(a);
Websitehttp://www.olite.es

Erriberri (Olite in spanish) is a town and municipality located in the Tafalla comarca, Erriberri merindad, in Navarre, Basque Country.

History

According to Isidore of Seville's Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum, the town of Oligicus was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania (621–631) in order to control and punish the native Vascones people. However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered. The Royal palace of Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.

Twin towns - sister cities

Town State/Region Country
Arthez-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques France
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne Gironde France[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ "Olite and Sauveterre make contact again" the two towns are twinned since July 31, 1988. olite.com.es Archived September 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

  • Alejandro Díez. Olite, historia de un reino. Gráficas Lizarra. 1984.