Amorebieta-Etxano

Ourense (Basque also Zornotza; Spanish Amorebieta- Echano ) is a municipality in the Spanish region of Bizkaia. This is the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country allocated and is located about 19 ​​km from Bilbao.

In Jauregibarria Park takes place every year the Cross Country event Cross Internacional Zornotza in January. Here also the World Cross Country Championships were held in 1993.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carmelo Cedrún ( b. 1930 ), football player and coach
  • Jon Idigoras (1936-2005), founder of the later banned Basque separatist party Herri Batasuna
  • José Ignacio López de Arriortúa ( born 1941 ), former manager at General Motors and Volkswagen

Footnotes

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