What is Lekeitio?

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Location of Lekeitio in Biscay.
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Port of Lekeitio.
Lekeitio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, 53 km northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,293 inhabitants (2005) and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast. Tourism has an important role during the summer seasons, when the town is a resort with one beach called Isuntza.

The most important monument is the church of Santa Maria, a gothic basilica from the 15th century.

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municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.
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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa

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Anthem: Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia
Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz
Official language(s) Spanish and Basque
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Bilbao

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La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta
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Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. By extension, the term fishing is applied to pursuing other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, frogs, and some edible marine invertebrates.
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Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists
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Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. It was preceded by Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
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15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.

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  • 1402: Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in Timur's capture of Bayezid I.
  • 1402: The conquest of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.

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Biscay (Basque Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of the Basque Country belonging to Spain (see map).

It is generally accepted that Bizkaia, the original Basque term means something like the mountain or the cliff.
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Abadiño (Abadiano in Castillian) is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain, about 35 km from the provincial capital of Bilbao.
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Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.

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Ajangiz is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Alonsotegi is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Amorebieta-Etxano or Zornotza are two different names for the same town and municipality located in Biscay in the Basque Country, Autonomous Community in the North of Spain.
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Amoroto' is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arakaldo is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arantzazu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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Artzentales is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Areatza (in Basque and officially; in Spanish, Villaro) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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Arrankudiaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arratzu is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Arrieta is a small town in the basque country thats lays in the upper fields of Sollube, one of the highest mountains in this area.

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Arrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Artea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Atxondo is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Aulesti is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Bakio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Famed locally for its stunning beach with steep cliffs but golden sands, the town has recently undergone significant urban renewal with the
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Balmaseda (Basque; formerly called Valmaseda in Spanish) is a town in the Encartaciones (Basque: Enkarterriak) region of Biscay in the Spanish Basque Country. It is located approximately 30 km (18 miles) south-west of Bizkaia's capital city, Bilbao.
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