Lemoiz

Place in Biscay, Spain
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CountrySpainAutonomous communityBiscayArea
 • Total13.40 km2 (5.17 sq mi)Elevation
89 m (292 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,241 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitewww.lemoiz.net

Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.

The unfinished power plant.

It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lemoiz.
  • LEMOIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
  • Pictures from Armintza, a small fishing village located in Lemoiz (in Spanish)
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43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W / 43.41139°N 2.90222°W / 43.41139; -2.90222

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