Bergara facts for kids
This page is about the town in Spain. For the surname, see Bergara (surname).
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Bergara
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Bergara main square
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 Bergara
Location in Basque Country
Bergara
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Basque Country |
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| Province | Gipuzkoa | |
| Eskualdea | Debagoiena | |
| Founded | 1268 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 14,596 | |
| • Density | 192.128/km2 (497.61/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Basque: bergarar Spanish: vergarés, vergaresa | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
20570
20578–20580 |
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| Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
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Bergara (Basque pronunciation: [berɣaɾa]; Spanish: Vergara) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.
An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País ("Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country"), it was the place where brothers Juan José and Fausto Elhuyar discovered Tungsten .
During the Carlist Wars, it operated as the capital and royal court of the Carlists. It was there where the agreement symbolized in the Vergara Embrace between Rafael Maroto and Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara ended one of the period wars.
See also
In Spanish: Vergara para niños
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