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Altos Hornos de Vizcaya

Barakaldo, Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 4 Historical milestones

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Altos Hornos de Vizcaya

Historical milestone · Barakaldo, Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia

Image of Barakaldo, not of the place itself.

Steel company formed in 1902 through the merger of several firms, which came to employ 14,330 workers in 1969 and was for decades the largest industrial complex in the Basque Country. It closed for good in 1996.

1902 (formación); 1969 (14.330 empleados); 1996 (cierre)

Photo: Ebaki (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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