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Coto minero de Irugurutzeta

Irun, Bidasoa Beherea / Bajo Bidasoa, Gipuzkoa

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Coto minero de Irugurutzeta

Historical milestone · Irun, Bidasoa Beherea / Bajo Bidasoa, Gipuzkoa

Mining district already worked in Roman times for iron extraction, which reached its peak activity between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, before its final abandonment in the 1940s. It preserves the largest number of ore-roasting kilns in the whole Basque Country. It is visited via the mining train that departs from the Oiasso Museum toward the Aiako Harria nature park.

Photo: Ksarasola (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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