Villava/Atarrabia

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Villava/Atarrabia is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.

[edit] 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 the 60s, 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.

[edit] 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.

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