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Ferrocarril minero de Atxondo

Atxondo, Durangaldea, Bizkaia

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Ferrocarril minero de Atxondo

Historical milestone · Atxondo, Durangaldea, Bizkaia

Image of Atxondo, not of the place itself.

Between 1739 and 1751 copper and jasper mines were worked in Atxondo; in 1904 a mining railway was opened for their transport, which ceased operating in 1950. In 1962 the valley's three former anteiglesias merged into the current municipality of Atxondo.

1904 (inauguración del ferrocarril); 1950 (cierre); 1962 (fusión municipal)

Photo: Marisol Murua (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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