Bergara | |
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Municipality | |
Bergara main square
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Location of Bergara within the Basque Country | |
Coordinates: 43°07′03″N 2°24′48″W / 43.11750°N 2.41333°WCoordinates: 43°07′03″N 2°24′48″W / 43.11750°N 2.41333°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Gipuzkoa |
Comarca | Debagoiena |
Founded | 1268 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Jesús Alberdi Landa (PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 14,831 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Basque: bergarar Spanish: vergarés, vergaresa |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 20570 20578–20580 |
Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Bergara (Spanish pronunciation: [berˈɣaɾa]; Spanish: Vergara) is a town 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 Faustino Elhuyar discovered wolfram.
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.