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Location of Balmaseda in Biscay.
Balmaseda (Basque; formerly called Valmaseda in Spanish) is a town in the Encartaciones (Basque: Enkarterriak) region of Biscay in the Spanish Basque Country.
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Old bridge over the river Kadagua
It is located approximately 30 km (18 miles) south-west of Bizkaia's capital city, Bilbao. Balmaseda has been one of the most important cities in the Encartaciones region of Bizkaia due to its proximity to Cantabria and Castile. It has been, and continues to be, a major centre for the furniture and steel industries. It is also one of the many historical cities in Bizkaia and serves as the capital of the Encartaciones region of the west end of Bizkaia. With 7,000 inhabitants, it boasts an attractive historic quarter and a "puente viejo" (old bridge) crossing the river Kadagua that dates back to 1199. On 5 November 1808, it was the theatre of the battle of Valmaseda between the French and the Spanish armies.

Balmaseda has a passion play every easter

The town can be accessed on the FEVE narrow-gauge railway from Bilbao.

See also

  • Balmaceda, an alternate spelling found in Spanish surnames.

External links

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

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 Basque 
Official status
Official language of: Euskadi and Navarre (Spain)
Regulated by: Euskaltzaindia
Language codes
ISO 639-1: eu
ISO 639-2: baq (B)  eus (T)
ISO 639-3: eus


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 Spanish, Castilian 
Writing system: Latin (Spanish variant)
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ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: —
ISO 639-3: —

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It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta
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Flag Coat of Arms
La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta
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Balmaceda
Peckham & Peckham, 1894

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9 species

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