Lazkao | |
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 Lazkao's location inGipuzkoa. | |
  Lazkao Location o Lazkao athin Spain | |
| Coordinates:43°2′16″N2°11′14″W / 43.03778°N 2.18722°W /43.03778; -2.18722Coordinates:43°2′16″N2°11′14″W / 43.03778°N 2.18722°W /43.03778; -2.18722 | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Basque Kintra |
| Province |  Gipuzkoa |
| Region | Goierri |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Azeari Sumakila Andonegi (Bildu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 5,409 |
| • Density | 449.34/km2 (1,163.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
| Website | http://www.lazkao.net |
Lazkao (Spaingie:Lazcano) is a toun anmunicipality locatit in theGoierri region o the province oGipuzkoa, in theBasque Autonomous Commonty in NorthrenSpain.
Lazkao is locatit in theSoothren Basque Kintra, in the province o Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lees in a lush valley. Tae its north areBeasain anOrdizia; tae the sooth areIdiazabal anAtaun; tae the eastZaldibia an tae the wastOlaberria.
Distances tae important places
The municipal polis force in Lazkao (in BasqueUdaltzaingoa), haes fower polismen, twa polis caurs an a motorbike.The polis station is locatit in the grund floor o the toun haw o Lazkao. The municipal polis o Lazkao carries oot these duties: traffec, notifications, wirks control, organization o the toun mercat, lost objects, etc.
Mony Basque historians think that Lazkao wis foondit in 1053.
Twa men wur shot in Lazkao durin theSpaingie Ceevil War.
In 2005, a Benedictine monk o the toun wis arrestit bi theSpaingie Naitional Polis an bi theGuardia Civil. They thocht that the monk haed connections wi the Basque separatist group ETA.In 2006, ETA explodes a bomb in the companyAzkar, acause Azkar did no pay therevolutionar tax tae the group.
2007 wis the seicont anniversar o bicentenar o the arrival o theBenedictine monks tae the toun. Celebratit bi the Deputy-General o Gipuzkoa an bi Juan Jose Ibarretxe, theLehendakari (Basque Prime Meenister) o theBasque Autonomous Commonty.
Ivery first Sunday in Januar. On this day, theFlicht tae Egyp is performit throuoot the street o the toun.
This Biblical passage wis first performit in Lazkao the 17t hunderyear. Nouadays, the Nuns o the Covent o Lazkao continue tae sell the tradeetional wafers for this event.
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