Irun (, ) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.

History

It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Roman-Vasconic town.

During the Spanish Civil War, the city was site of the 1936 Battle of Irun, which ended with a strategic victory for the Nationalist forces.

Geography and transport

One of the biggest towns in Gipuzkoa, its location on the border between Spain and France, across the Bidasoa river from Hendaye,

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People from Irun

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  • Manuel Anatol (8 May 1903 – 17 May 1990) was a naturalized French professional football player.
  • Ramón Iribarren (1900 - 1967), Engineer who made notable contributions in the field of coastal engineering.
  • Tirso de Olazábal y Lardizábal (1842–1921), Carlist politician
  • Juan Olazábal Ramery (1860–1937), Carlist politician
  • Luis Mariano, singer.
  • Amaia Montero, singer.
  • Fermin Muguruza, singer.
  • Alberto Górriz, footballer.
  • Alberto López Fernández, footballer.
  • Iñaki Descarga, footballer.
  • Javier Garrido, footballer.
  • Javier Irureta, footballer.
  • Javier Yubero, footballer.
  • Luis Regueiro, footballer.
  • Patricio Arabolaza, footballer.
  • Oier Olazábal, footballer.
  • Sergio Francisco, footballer.
  • Juan Manuel Gárate, cyclist.
  • Basilio Sánchez Beguiristáin, mayor of the Chilean commune of Pichilemu.
  • Kortatu, punkrock band
  • Menchu Gal, painter
  • , reporter
  • Leontxo García, chess player & commentator for the El País newspaper
  • Mari Jose Urruzola, educator, feminist, writer
  • Domingo de Arrivillaga y Urdinsso, Guatemalan Settler, mayor of Santiago de Guatemala.

thumb|left|Junkaleko Andre Maria church, Irun

References

  • Irun municipal government website
  • Lakaxita gaztetxea