Lazkao

:"See Lazkano (a variant form) for people with this surname

Infobox City |official_name = Lazkao
website = http://www.lazkao.net

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map_caption = Lazkao's location in Guipuscoa.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
subdivision_type2 = Province
subdivision_type3 = Comarca
subdivision_name = Spain
subdivision_name1 = Basque Country
subdivision_name2 = Guipuscoa
subdivision_name3 = Goierri
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Patxi Albisu Estensoro (PNV)
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_km2 = 11.4
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2005
population_total = 5409
population_density_km2 = 449.34
timezone = GMT
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = GMT
gutc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 43
latm = 2
lats = 16
latNS = N
longd = 2
longm = 11
longs = 14
longEW = W
elevation_m = 160

Lazkao (formerly "Lazcano" in Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Guipuscoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Location

Lazkao is located in the Southern Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lies in a lush valley. To its north are Beasain and Ordizia; to the south are Idiazabal and Ataun; to the east Zaldibia and to the west Olaberria.

Distances to important places

*Donostia-San Sebastian: 45km
*Madrid: 428km
*Barcelona: 507km

Transport

*Nearest train station: In Beasain to 2km
*Communicated with roads to these towns: Olaberria, Ataun, Ordizia, Beasain.
*Bus stations through all the town with these lines:
**Ataun-Lazkao-Beasain
**Ataun-Lazkao-Ordizia-Zaldibia
**Donostia-Logroño
**Donostia-Pamplona
*Airports:
**Airport of Hondarribia (Donostia-San Sebastian): 58km
**Airport of Loiu (Bilbao): 86km
**Airport of Noain (Pamplona): 68km
**Airport of Foronda (Vitoria-Gasteiz): 83km

Trivia

*2003, Two F18 Fighter Planes flew near the houses, making a very loud noise.
*2008, a the residence for the elderly is opened by the Deputy-General of Guipuscoa and the Deputy for Social Politics of Guipuscoa.
*2008, two minor Maghribians set fire to a hotel, one was arrested by the Ertzaintza and one boy was injured.

Fauna and Flora

Town Council

*Town Council
**Mayor: Patxi Albisu (PNV))
**Deputy-Mayor: Felix Urkola (PNV))
**Second Deputy-Mayor: Amagoia Naldaiz (PNV))
**Third Deputy-Mayor: Xanet Barreras (PNV))
**Fourth Deputy-Mayor: Xabier Arrasate (PNV))
**Councillors:
***Mª Lourdes Garmendia (PNV))
***Inazio Estensoro (PNV))
***Inazio Barandiaran (PNV))
***Juan Manuel Serna (PSE-EE)
***Iñaki Saldaña (EB-IU)
***Anjel Hérnandes (PSE-EE)
***Ricardo Crespo (PSE-EE)
***Javier Moreno González de Lara (PP)

*City PoliceThe City Police of Lazkao (in Basque "Udaltzaingoa"), has four policemen, two police cars and a motorbike.The Police Station is located in the ground floor of the Town Hall of Lazkao. The City Police of Lazkao carries out these duties: Traffic, notifications, works control, organization of the town market, lost objects, etc.

Famous People

*Cyclist Joseba Beloki Runner-up in the 2002 Tour de France (and placed third the previous year).

Population

Lazkao has more than 5.000 inhabitants.

Languages

History

Many Basque historians think that Lazkao was founded in 1053.

1936-1939

Two men were shot in Lazkao during the Spanish Civil War.

ETA

In 2005, a Benedictine monk of the town was arrested by the Spanish National Police and by the Guardia Civil. They thought that the monk had severe relation with the terrorist group E.T.A..In 2006, ETA explodes a bomb in the company Azkar, because Azkar did not pay the Revolutionary Tax to the terrorist group.

Religion

2007 was the Second anniversary of bicentenary of the arrival of the Benedictine monks to the town. Celebrated by the Deputy-General of Guipuscoa and by Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the "Lehendakari" (Basque Prime Minister) of the Basque Country.

Festivals

* Day of Astotxo (eng. Day of the Donkey), every first Sunday of January.

In this day, the "Escape to Egypt" is performed throughout the street of the town. Lazkao becomes Belen (Judea). There, Herod lives and wants to kill Jesus but, an angel tells Mary, Joseph and Jesus to escape to Egypt.

This Biblical passage was first performed in the 17th century. Nowadays, the Nuns of the Covent of Lazkao sell the traditional wafers that were sold in those times.

External links

* [http://www.lazkao.net|Official Website of the City Council] es icon eu icon en icon fr icon
* [http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/99774 LAZKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] es icon
* [http://www.maizpide.com/ingles/menui.htm Maizpide Euskaltegia - Barnetegia] , Lazkao (a school teaching the Basque language to adults)