Olite

Olite (Erriberri in Basque language) is a town and municipality located in the Comarca de Tafalla comarca, Merindad de Olite merindad, in Navarre, Spain.

Olite / Erriberri

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Olite / Erriberri
Location of Olite within Spain / Navarre
Olite / Erriberri
Olite / Erriberri (Navarre)
Coordinates: 42°29′15″N 1°39′45″W
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Navarre
MerindadMerindad de Olite
ComarcaComarca de Tafalla
MancomunidadMairaga
MunicipalityOlite/Erriberri
Government
 • MayorAndoni Lacarra (Agrupemos Olite - Erriberri Elkartu)
Area
 • Total83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total3,931
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)olitense; olitejo (a); erriberritar
Websitewww.olite.es

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 Vascones. However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered. The Palacio Real de 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]
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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.
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