Arrieta

43°19′36″N 2°30′48″W / 43.32667°N 2.51333°W / 43.32667; -2.51333Country SpainAutonomous community País VascoProvinceBiscayComarcaMungialdeaGovernment • MayorÁngel María Acillona (PNV-EAJ)Area • Total14.47 km² (5.59 sq mi)Elevation203 m (666 ft)Population • Total567 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the comarca of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.

Toponym

This municipality has its origin in the elizate Líbano de Arrieta, which became a municipality in the 19th Century. The toponym Arrieta comes from the Basque word harrieta, which means "stony place".

Celebrities

• Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, Santiago de Jesús (1903-1936): was a priest of the Trinitarian Order. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the Catholic Church.
• José Ramón Goyeneche Bilbao (1940): cyclist who participated in Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.

References

External links

• ARRIETA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)