Lazkao
- See Lazcano (a variant shape) for fowk wi this surname.
Lazkao (Spaingie: Lazcano) is a toun an municipality locatit in the Goierri region o the province o Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Autonomous Commonty in Northren Spain.
Lazkao | |
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Municipality | |
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 Lazkao's location in Gipuzkoa. | |
  Lazkao Location o Lazkao athin Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°2′16″N 2°11′14″W / 43.03778°N 2.18722°W 2°11′14″W / 43.03778°N 2.18722°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Basque Kintra |
| Province |  Gipuzkoa |
| Region | Goierri |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Azeari Sumakila Andonegi (Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 5,409 |
| • Density | 449.34/km2 (1,163.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Website | http://www.lazkao.net |
Location
Lazkao is locatit in the Soothren Basque Kintra, in the province o Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lees in a lush valley. Tae its north are Beasain an Ordizia; tae the sooth are Idiazabal an Ataun; tae the east Zaldibia an tae the wast Olaberria.
Distances tae important places
- San Sebastián: 45 km
- Madrid: 428 km
- Barcelona: 507 km
Transport
- Nearest train station: In Beasain tae 2 km
- Communicatit wi roads to these touns: Olaberria, Ataun, Ordizia, Beasain.
- Bus stations throu aw the toun wi these lines:
- Airports:
- Airport o Hondarribia (San Sebastián): 58 km
- Airport o Loiu (Bilbao): 86 km
- Airport o Noain (Pamplona): 68 km
- Airport o Foronda (Vitoria-Gasteiz): 83 km
Toun Council
- Toun Cooncil
- Mayor: Azeari Sumakila Andonegi (Bildu)
- Deputy-Mayor: Kepa Goenaga (Bildu)
- Second Deputy-Mayor: Haizea Mendia (Bildu)
- Third Deputy-Mayor: Inazio Estensoro (EAJ)
- Fowert Deputy-Mayor: Andoitz Garmendia (Bildu)
- Cooncillors:
- Maialen Aldasoro (Bildu)
- Arantxa Garmendia (Bildu)
- Urtzi Iruin (Bildu)
- Patxi Albisu (EAJ)
- Ane Irastortza (EAJ)
- Milagros Madrazo (EAJ)
- Felix Urkola (EAJ)
- Juan Manuel Serna (PSE-EE)
- Municipal Polis
The municipal polis force in Lazkao (in Basque Udaltzaingoa), haes fower polismen, twa polis caurs an a motorbike.The polis station is locatit in the grund floor o the toun haw o Lazkao. The municipal polis o Lazkao carries oot these duties: traffec, notifications, wirks control, organization o the toun mercat, lost objects, etc.
History
Mony Basque historians think that Lazkao wis foondit in 1053.
1936-1939
Twa men wur shot in Lazkao durin the Spaingie Ceevil War.
ETA
In 2005, a Benedictine monk o the toun wis arrestit bi the Spaingie Naitional Polis an bi the Guardia Civil. They thocht that the monk haed connections wi the Basque separatist group ETA.In 2006, ETA explodes a bomb in the company Azkar, acause Azkar did no pay the revolutionar tax tae the group.
Releegion
2007 wis the seicont anniversar o bicentenar o the arrival o the Benedictine monks tae the toun. Celebratit bi the Deputy-General o Gipuzkoa an bi Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari (Basque Prime Meenister) o the Basque Autonomous Commonty.
Festivals
- Day o the Donkey (Basque: Astotxo Eguna)
Ivery first Sunday in Januar. On this day, the Flicht tae Egyp is performit throuoot the street o the toun.
This Biblical passage wis first performit in Lazkao the 17t hunderyear. Nouadays, the Nuns o the Covent o Lazkao continue tae sell the tradeetional wafers for this event.
Freemit airtins
- Offeecial Wabsteid o the Ceety Cooncil (in Spaingie) (in Basque) (in Inglis) (in French)
- LAZKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spaingie)
- Maizpide Euskaltegia - Barnetegia Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Lazkao (a schuil teachin the Basque leid tae adults)
