Arrieta (both in

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and

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) is a town and

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located in the province of

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''

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'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a population of 564 inhabitants as of 2017.

Toponym

This municipality has its origin in the elizate ''Líbano de Arrieta'', which became a municipality in the 19th century. The toponym ''Arrieta'' comes from the

word ''harrieta'', which means "stony place".

Celebrities

* Santiago Arriaga y Arrien, ''Santiago de Jesús'' (1903–1936): was a priest of the

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. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil war and beautified in 2007 by the

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. * José Ramón Goyeneche Bilbao (1940): cyclist who participated in Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964.

References

External links

ARRIETA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Biscay {{basqueCountry-geo-stub