- Ea, Biscay
Ea is a town and
municipality located in the province ofBiscay , in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northernSpain .The town has three boroughs: "Ea", "Bedarona" and "Natxitua". The main one, Ea, is the most populated of the municipality, which has a total population of 791 (
2004 ).Geography
Ea is located on the coast, 50 km northeast from
Bilbao , in the bottom of a tinyestuary that breaks through the cliffs of theBay of Biscay .The Ea river crosses the town, which has three bridges, the oldest one being the so called "Roman Bridge" (featured in the coat of arms) that is really a medieval one.There is a small fishing port, but the predominant activities of the town areagriculture ,silviculture and cattle , with many farms disperse around the typically basque countryside.History
The area was a rural one, centered on the parishes of Natxitua and Bedarona. In the 16th century, fishermen from both villages founded a new permanent settlement at the bottom of the tiny estuary of the river Ea. After two centuries, the settlement became far more important than its two neighbouring villages, so finally a new municipality was created, uniting the two former villages and with capital in Ea. As a remainder of its past as two separated parishes, Ea has two main churches, one at each bank of the river.
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References
* [http://www.eakoudala.net Ea town council]
* [http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/27877 EA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] es icon
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