Plentzia
Plentzia (Spaingie: Plencia) is a toun an municipality locatit in the province o Biscay, in the autonomous commonty o the Basque Kintra. The toun haes 4,146 inhabitants (2008).
Plentzia | |
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 Location o Plentzia in Biscay. | |
  Plentzia Location o Plentzia in Biscay. | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′21″N 2°56′47″W / 43.40583°N 2.94639°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  País Vasco |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Uribe-Kosta |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Isabel Zarauza Norato |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 4,344 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Spaingie: Plenciano Basque: Plentziar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48620 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Plentzia is locatit 27 km north-east o Bilbao. It is pairt o the Bilbao metropolitan aurie, as well as bein the terminus o the first line o the ceety's Metro. In addeetion tae the Metro, twa BizkaiBus bus routes serve the toun, wi further destinations servit frae Urduliz, the next stop on the Metro.
Plentzia is a resort toun wi a muckle beach beside the Plentzia River estuar, in the roond, shell-shapit Bay o Plentzia, shared wi neebourin Gorliz an Barrika. The beach is vera popular as it is clean an the sea is calm due tae the shelter o the bay an the toun haes a lot o amenities for visitors.
Plentzia an its neebourin municipalities are popular locations for better-aff faimilies frae Bilbao tae buy weekend–holiday hames an durin the simmer months the toun's beach an bars an restaurants become hintle busier thanks tae these residents an ither visitors frae Bilbao.
As in maist Basque touns, Plentzia haes a nummer o restaurants an bars rangin frae smaw bars afferin Pintxos tae restaurants wi formal dinin. Thare is a smaw Cooncil-run museum an aw tellin the toun's history an in pairticular dealin wi its history as a merchant marine port. The toun haes a indoor municipal Jai Alai Fronton whaur the tradeetional Basque sport o pelota is played an competitive matches can aften be seen.
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The Bay o Plentzia an the beach
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- Plentzia Toun Cooncil Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- PLENTZIA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spaingie)
Coordinates: 43°24′N 2°57′W / 43.400°N 2.950°W
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