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Olite 
Summary
Olite (Erriberri in Basque language) is a town and municipality located in the Comarca de Tafalla comarca, Merindad de Olite merindad, in Navarre, Spain.
Olite / Erriberri
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  Olite / Erriberri Location of Olite within Spain / Navarre  Olite / Erriberri Olite / Erriberri (Navarre) | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′15″N 1°39′45″W / 42.48750°N 1.66250°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Navarre |
| Merindad | Merindad de Olite |
| Comarca | Comarca de Tafalla |
| Mancomunidad | Mairaga |
| Municipality | Olite/Erriberri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andoni Lacarra (Agrupemos Olite - Erriberri Elkartu) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,931 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | olitense; olitejo (a); erriberritar |
| Website | www.olite.es |
History edit
According to Isidore of Seville's Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum, the town of Oligicus was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania (621-631) in order to control and punish the Vascones. However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered. The Palacio Real de Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.
Twin towns - sister cities edit
| Town | State/Region | Country |
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| Arthez-de-Béarn |  Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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 France
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| Sauveterre-de-Guyenne |  Gironde
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France[2]
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References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Olite and Sauveterre make contact again" the two towns are twinned since July 31, 1988. olite.com.es Archived September 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography edit
- Alejandro Díez. Olite, historia de un reino. Gráficas Lizarra. 1984.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olite.
- Olite in Medieval History of Navarre
- Web del Ayuntamiento (in Spanish)
- OLITE in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)