Tolosa, Spain
Encyclopedia
Tolosa is a town
and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián
in the Basque
province of Gipuzkoa, Spain
. It is located in a valley of the river Oria
and overlooked by Uzturre
, a white cross-topped mountain.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
in the Basque
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
province of Gipuzkoa, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is located in a valley of the river Oria
Oria River
The Oria is a river in the Basque Country at the north of the Iberian Peninsula. It's one of a series of Basque rivers flowing into the Bay of Biscay and the main river of the province Gipuzkoa in volume , length and basin , the main feature of these rivers aligned south to north being their...
and overlooked by Uzturre
Uzturre
Uzturre is a modest mountain in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country of Spain. The mountain is an iconic landmark towering over Tolosa at 730 m high, very popular with the locals of the town and villages around....
, a white cross-topped mountain.
Famous people from Tolosa
- Xabi AlonsoXabi AlonsoXabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed...
, footballer - Mikel AlonsoMikel AlonsoMikel Alonso Olano is a Spanish footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic in England, as a midfielder. He is the brother of Spanish international midfielder Xabi Alonso, who plays for Real Madrid and used to play for Liverpool FC....
, footballer - Periko Alonso, footballer
- Ainhoa ArtetaAinhoa ArtetaAinhoa Arteta Ibarrolaburu, born 24 September 1964 in Tolosa , Spain, is a Spanish soprano.- Biography :After studying in Tolosa and Italy, she later studied under Ruth Falcon....
, soprano - Edurne PasabanEdurne PasabanEdurne Pasaban Lizarribar is a Basque Spanish mountaineer, from the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. On May 17, 2010, she became the 21st person and the first woman to climb all of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks in the World...
, mountaineer - Juan de TolosaJuan de TolosaJuan de Tolosa was a Spanish Basque conquistador, possibly born in or near Tolosa, Spain. He discovered rich silver deposits near the present day city of Zacatecas, Mexico in 1546.-Founder of Zacatecas:...
, founder of ZacatecasZacatecas, ZacatecasZacatecas is a city and municipality in Mexico and the capital of the state of Zacatecas. It is located in the north central part of the country. The city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid 16th century. Prior to this, the area's rich deposits in silver and other minerals were known...
, Mexico - Pablo Alonso, basketball coach
- Juan Manuel LilloJuan Manuel LilloJuan Manuel 'Juanma' Lillo Díez is a Spanish football manager.Having entered the coaching business before his 20s, Lillo became the youngest manager ever to coach a La Liga side, having taken over UD Salamanca at not yet 30.-Manager career:Lillo began coaching local team Amaroz KE at just 16 and,...
, football coach