Municipality in Euskadi, Spain
Irun (Basque :Irun ,Spanish :Irún ) is a town of theBidasoaldea region in the province ofGipuzkoa [ 2] Basque Autonomous Community , Spain.
It lies on the foundations of the ancientOiasso , cited as aRoman -Vasconic town.[ 3]
During theSpanish Civil War , the city was site of the 1936Battle of Irun , which ended with a strategic victory for theNationalist forces .
Geography and transport [ edit ] One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on theborder between Spain and France, across theBidasoa river fromHendaye ,[ 2] Irun railway station is a majorbreak-of-gauge where theSNCF 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )standard gauge rails meet the1,668 mm (5 ft 5+ 21 ⁄32 in )broad gauge Renfe ones.
Currently Irun has a fairground with a modern exhibition and telecommunication facilities, just some 100 metres away from the actual border at the Santiago Bridge (riverBidasoa ).
Irun is part of the conurbation ofTxingudi bay withHondarribia andHendaye ; the town is also within the area of the Eurocité BasqueBayonne -San Sebastián , aEuropean economic interest grouping . (fr )
Culture and tourism [ edit ] One of its main festivals is theAlarde de San Marcial , a parade recreating an episode of thePeninsular War , held every year on 30 June.
There are hot mineral springs in the town.[ 2]
The town is home to one of Europe's tophandball teams,CD Bidasoa , who play at theArtaleku Udal Kiroldegia .
Itsfootball club isReal Unión who play in thethird tier , and are based atStadium Gal . There is aReal Unión B [es ] in theseventh tier .
Irun has anoceanic climate courtesy of strong maritime moderation from theBay of Biscay . Rainfall is frequent year-round since Irun is on the windward side of thePyrenees . Rain often falls in high quantities on individual days with 1,649 millimetres (64.9 in) falling on just 138 days.[ 4]
Climate data forSan Sebastián Airport ,Hondarribia , adjacent to Irun (1981–2010 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 24.6 28.6 29.0 32.4 36.6 39.8 40.4 40.0 38.0 33.4 29.4 26.0 40.4 Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.1 13.8 16.1 17.5 20.7 23.1 25.1 25.7 24.0 21.0 16.2 13.5 19.2 Daily mean °C (°F) 8.9 9.4 11.6 13.0 16.2 19.0 21.0 21.5 19.4 16.4 12.0 9.6 14.8 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.7 5.0 7.0 8.5 11.8 14.8 16.9 17.2 14.7 11.8 7.8 5.6 10.5 Record low °C (°F) −12.0 −13.0 −5.2 −1.2 3.0 5.3 7.8 8.4 4.6 0.8 −5.8 −8.4 −13.0 Averageprecipitation mm (inches) 157 135 124 156 120 95 85 117 132 167 188 174 1,649 Average precipitation days(≥ 1 mm) 13 12 12 14 12 10 9 10 10 12 13 12 138 Average snowy days 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Averagerelative humidity (%) 75 72 70 71 72 73 74 75 75 75 76 75 74 Mean monthlysunshine hours 88 108 141 159 182 188 198 197 170 134 96 81 1,750 Source:Agencia Estatal de Meteorología [ 4]
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