Lazkao

See Lazcano (a variant shape) for fowk wi this surname. Lazkao (Spaingie: Lazcano) is a toun an municipality locatit in the Goierri region o the province o Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Autonomous Commonty in Northren Spain. Location Lazkao is locatit in the Soothren Basque Kintra, in the province o Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lies in a lush valley. Tae its north are Beasain an Ordizia; tae the sooth are Idiazabal an Ataun; tae the east Zaldibia an tae the wast Olaberria. Distances tae important places San Sebastián: 45 km Madrid: 428 km Barcelona: 507 km Transport Nearest train station: In Beasain tae 2 km Communicatit wi roads to these touns: Olaberria, Ataun, Ordizia, Beasain. Bus stations throu aw the toun wi these lines: Ataun-Lazkao-Beasain Ataun-Lazkao-Ordizia-Zaldibia San Sebastián-Logroño San Sebastián-Pamplona Airports: Airport o Hondarribia (San Sebastián): 58 km Airport o Loiu (Bilbao): 86 km Airport o Noain (Pamplona): 68 km Airport o Foronda (Vitoria-Gasteiz): 83 km Toun Council Toun Cooncil Mayor: Azeari Sumakila Andonegi (Bildu) Deputy-Mayor: Kepa Goenaga (Bildu) Second Deputy-Mayor: Haizea Mendia (Bildu) Third Deputy-Mayor: Inazio Estensoro (EAJ) Fowert Deputy-Mayor: Andoitz Garmendia (Bildu) Cooncillors: Maialen Aldasoro (Bildu) Arantxa Garmendia (Bildu) Urtzi Iruin (Bildu) Patxi Albisu (EAJ) Ane Irastortza (EAJ) Milagros Madrazo (EAJ) Felix Urkola (EAJ) Juan Manuel Serna (PSE-EE) Municipal Polis The municipal polis force in Lazkao (in Basque Udaltzaingoa), haes fower polismen, twa polis caurs an a motorbike. The polis station is locatit in the grund floor o the toun haw o Lazkao. The municipal polis o Lazkao carries oot these duties: traffec, notifications, wirks control, organization o the toun mercat, lost objects, etc. History Mony Basque historians think that Lazkao wis foondit in 1053. 1936-1939 Twa men wur shot in Lazkao durin the Spaingie Ceevil War. ETA In 2005, a Benedictine monk o the toun wis arrestit bi the Spaingie Naitional Polis an bi the Guardia Civil. They thocht that the monk haed connections wi the Basque separatist group ETA. In 2006, ETA explodes a bomb in the company Azkar, acause Azkar did no pay the revolutionar tax tae the group. Releegion 2007 wis the seicont anniversar o bicentenar o the arrival o the Benedictine monks tae the toun. Celebratit bi the Deputy-General o Gipuzkoa an bi Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari (Basque Prime Meenister) o the Basque Autonomous Commonty. Festivals Day o the Donkey (Basque: Astotxo Eguna) Ivery first Sunday in Januar. On this day, the Flicht tae Egyp is performit throuoot the street o the toun. This Biblical passage wis first performit in Lazkao the 17t hunderyear. Nouadays, the Nuns o the Covent o Lazkao continue tae sell the tradeetional wafers for this event. Freemit airtins Offeecial Wabsteid o the Ceety Cooncil (in Spaingie) (in Basque) (in Inglis) (in French) LAZKAO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spaingie) Maizpide Euskaltegia - Barnetegia Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Lazkao (a schuil teachin the Basque leid tae adults)