Bergara (Basque pronunciation: [berɣaɾa]; Spanish: Vergara) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.
Bergara | |
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 Bergara main square | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bergara Location of within the Basque Country  Bergara Location within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′03″N 2°24′48″W / 43.11750°N 2.41333°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Gipuzkoa |
| Eskualdea | Debagoiena |
| Founded | 1268 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elena Lete García (PNV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,596 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Basque: bergarar Spanish: vergarés, vergaresa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20570 20578–20580 |
| Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País ("Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country"), it was the place where brothers Juan José and Fausto Elhuyar discovered Tungsten .[2]
During the Carlist Wars, it operated as the capital and royal court of the Carlists. It was there where the agreement symbolized in the Vergara Embrace between Rafael Maroto and Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara ended one of the period wars.
References
External links
- Official Website Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Basque and Spanish)
- Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Basque and Spanish)
- Laboratorium Bergara - European Physical Society Historic Site
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