Beasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railway vehicles and related equipment (CAF)[2] that exports its production around the world.
Beasain | |
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Beasain | |
![]() Igartza Palace in Beasain | |
Coordinates: 43°02′45″N 2°11′22″W / 43.04583°N 2.18944°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Basque Country |
Province | Gipuzkoa |
Eskualdea | Goierri |
Founded | 1615 |
Government | |
• Type | City Council |
• Mayor | Aitor Aldasoro Iturbe (PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 13,881 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Post code | 20200 |
Area code | +34 943 |
Website | www.beasain.eus |
![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Beasain_25.jpg/220px-Beasain_25.jpg)
In 2015 it had a population of 13,980 inhabitants.
Notable people
edit- Karlos Arguiñano (born September 6, 1948) is a Spanish chef.
- Pako Ayestarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager, former Head Coach of Valencia CF.
- Gorka Elustondo (born 18 March 1987) is a Spanish football player, currently playing for Rayo Vallecano
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Production begins for Cincinnati streetcar vehicle". Fox19. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Beasain.
- Official website (in Spanish and Basque)
- "Beasain", Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish)