- Villava/Atarrabia
Villava/Atarrabia is a town and
municipality located in the province and autonomous community ofNavarre , northernSpain .Description
Villava (Atarrabia in Basque, the local language) is a town with a population of about 10,000. It is 4 km away from
Pamplona / Iruña , the capital of Navarra. The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the bright of Navarra. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town. But in the60s , it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona.The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and due to this fact it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly.The town has a good commercial area and because of that the town is alive.Alumni
Villava is well known as the birthplace of the famous cyclist
Miguel Indurain , who started his career in the local team, the Club Ciclista Villavés.----External links
* [http://www.euskomedia.org/euskomedia/SAunamendi?idi=en&op=7&voz=VILLAVA/ATARRABIA VILLAVA/ATARRABIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] es icon
* [http://www.villava.es Villava's town hall website]
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