Villava
Villava (Basque: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre.
The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the Wise of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 1960s, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona.
The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and thus it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly. The town has a good commercial area.
Notable people
- Pedro de Atarrabia (died 1347), theologian
- Miguel Induráin (born 1964), cyclist
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Villava/Atarrabia | URCamino". www.urcamino.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Hasiera".
External links
- VILLAVA/ATARRABIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Villava-Atarrabia's town hall website
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