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What to see and do in Laukiz

What to see and do in Laukiz (Plentzia-Mungia, Bizkaia): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Laukiz

Laukiz
Village
Municipality whose origin is documented in 1093, when Munio Munioz de Laukiz appears in the deed of donation of the monastery of Alboniga. It adopted its official Basque form, "Laukiz," in 1987. It has 1,239 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Iglesia de San Martín (Laukiz)
Monument
Church founded on the site of an old hermitage in 1748.
Casa de la Virgen de Unbe
Monument
Religious site in Laukiz, next to the road from Bilbao to Plentzia, linked to a tradition of a Marian apparition that drew popular devotion in the area.
Primera mención documental de Laukiz
Historical milestone
A certain Munio Munioruz de Lauquíniz is documented in 1093 as the owner of a manor house, one of the earliest written references to the municipality; its parish was founded in 1748 at the request of the parishioners themselves.
Esteban Urkiaga, "Lauaxeta"
Curiosity
Basque poet born in the town hall building of Laukiz, whose memory is honoured today with a square named after him.