The 8,132 municipalities that make up Spain They are proof of the great diversity that floods the country. Throughout the entire national territory, different population centers full of peculiarities and whose streets are living witness of the passage of time thanks to its architecture, emblematic monuments or its geographical position. On the outskirts of Vizcaya is located one of the oldest municipalities in the province and the smallest of the entire community.
The smallest town in Euskadi
With just 1.31 square kilometers of surface, Lanestosa is the smallest municipality in Euskadi. Located in the western part of the Las Encartaciones region, this town was founded in 1287 and it is one of the oldest in the entire autonomous community. In addition, it has a privileged location, since it is located 298 meters above sea level and over the summits of La Mortera and Peña del Moro.
However, Lanestosa has not always belonged to the territory of Vizcaya and It has a Cantabrian past because it is located in the westernmost part of the province. Also, with the fall of the Roman Empire, it remained independent, but was later conquered by the Visigoths until it later became part of the Asturian kingdom. Subsequently, In the Middle Ages, it joined the lordship of Vizcaya.
The 20 smallest towns in Euskadi
- Lanestosa (Vizcaya): 1.14 square kilometers of surface.
- Arama (Guipúzcoa): 1.32 square kilometers of surface.
- Lekeitio (Vizcaya): 1.79 square kilometers of surface.
- Elantxobe (Vizcaya): 1.80 square kilometers of surface.
- Sukarrieta (Vizcaya): 1.91 square kilometers of surface.
- Ikaztegieta (Guipúzcoa): 2 square kilometers of surface.
- Altzaga (Guipúzcoa): 2.52 square kilometers of surface.
- Baliarrain (Guipúzcoa): 2.70 square kilometers of surface.
- Arakaldo (Vizcaya): 2.72 square kilometers of surface.
- Berrobi (Guipúzcoa): 2.77 square kilometers of surface.
- Ubide (Vizcaya): 2.81 square kilometers of surface.
- Irura (Guipúzcoa): 2.99 square kilometers of surface.
- Portugalete (Vizcaya): 3.14 square kilometers of surface.
- Etxebarri (Vizcaya): 3.27 square kilometers of surface.
- Belauntza (Guipúzcoa): 3.43 square kilometers of surface.
- Leaburu-Txarama (Guipúzcoa): 3.50 square kilometers of surface.
- Arantzazu (Vizcaya): 3.54 square kilometers of surface.
- Sestao (Vizcaya): 3.58 square kilometers of surface.
- Mundaka (Vizcaya): 4.08 square kilometers of surface.
- Anoeta (Guipúzcoa): 4.13 square kilometers of surface.
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