Etxarri-Aranatz

Place in Navarra, Spain

42°54′40″N 2°4′12″W / 42.91111°N 2.07000°W / 42.91111; -2.07000CountrySpainAutonomous communityNavarraGovernment • MayorSilvia Marañón ChascoArea • Total33 km² (13 sq mi)Elevation509 m (1,670 ft)Population • Total2,503 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.etxarriaranatz.eus

Etxarri-Aranatz (Spanish: Echarri-Aranaz) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Etxarri-Aranatz was founded in 1312.

During the First Carlist War, it was occupied and fortified by Liberal troops. An attempt by Carlists to break in during the autumn of 1834 with the aim of capturing the artillery there failed.

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External links

• ETXARRI-ARANATZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)