Basque Country (Spain)

País Vasco, Euskadi, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by santiago dotor
Keywords: basque country | pais vasco | euskadi | comunidad autónoma del país vasco | euskal autonomia erkidegoa | ikurriña | cross (white) | cross: saltire (green) | cross: saint andrew | iparralde | euskal herria |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

14:25
by Jaume Ollé
Flag adopted 19th October 1936, readopted 18 December 1978

• Description
• Meaning of the Flag
• History and Origins of the Flag
• Coat-of-Arms
• Coat-of-Arms and Flag Decree of 1936
• Basque Police (Ertzaintza)
• Euskadi vs. Euskal Herria
• Provinces and Municipalities:
  • Alava Province (Álava/Araba)
  • Biscay Province (Vizcaya/Bizkaia):
    • City of Bilbao (Bilbo)
    • Town of Barrica/Barrika
    • Town of Güeñes
    • Town of Ondarroa
    • Town of Sopelana
  • Guipuzcoa Province (Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa)
    • City of Donostia-San Sebastián
    • Town of Antzuola
    • Town of Gaviria/Gabiria
• Historical Basque flags
• Basque Nationalist Movements
• Unidentified Flag

See also:

• Navarre (Spain)
• Spain
• France

Other sites:

• The Ikurriña, the Basque Flag (Basque Government Official Website)
• Arms and Flags of the Basque Country by Aingeru Astui, including:
• Basque Municipalities Association website for detailed maps of comarcas and municipalities
• Blas Uberuaga's Website for more information about the Basque Country

Originally, in a field of 500 cm by 280 cm, the crosses had a