Éibar
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Éibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346. Its chief industry since the 16th century has been the manufacture of armaments, particularly finely engraved small arms.
The city is home to the SD Eibar football team who (as of 2007/08) play in the Segunda División.
Éibar is one of the major industrial cities in the Basque country, known for its metal mills (specifically steel and iron).
[edit] Famous Residents
- Pancho Villa
[edit] External links
- eibar.net
- eibar.org
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- CANALEIBAR.NET
- Eibar´s pages
- EIBAR in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
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