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Soraluze/Placencia de las Armas

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Soraluze (Basque) or Placencia de las Armas (Spanish), officially Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas, is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, Spain.

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The town of Placencia de las Armas has been involved since its foundation in the manufacture of weapons of all kinds. At its founding in 1343, it called Placencia Soraluze then in the fifteenth century it added "las Armas" or "weapons" to its name in reference to its main industry. In this village the Royal Guns Factory ended weapons manufacturing in the middle of the twentieth century.

Its coat of arms consists of the following elements: a field of gules a castle battlements three gold exiting their respective sides small white flags with the cross of Burgundy. The field is surrounded by a rope whose sides have two lions and various weapons. The head of a crown has 9 points.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Soraluze/Placencia de las Armas
Province
Gipuzkoa
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
3,857
Altitude
130 m
Area (IGN)
12.7 km²
District
Bajo Deva
Postcode
20590
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What to see

  1. 1Iglesia de Santa María la Real
  2. 2Arregigaraikua jauregia
  3. 3Sagar-errekako ur jauzia
  4. 4San Esteban
  5. 5Pared volcánica
  6. 6Ezozia ermita
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 285 · E01 Ruta Mendibai: Elgoibar - Azpeitia
  2. 2Hiking: PR-Gi 157 · Vuelta a Elgoibar
  3. 3Hiking: PR-GI 94 · Ruta de los dólmenes
  4. 4Street market
  5. 5Cycling route: Karakate: Vertiente Ezozia
  6. 6Cycling route: Karakate: Vertiente San Andrés
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  • Anartz Mugika · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Anartz Mugika · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Soraluzeko gaztetxea · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Zarateman · CC0
  • Iñaki LL · Public domain
  • Iñaki LL · Public domain
  • Illustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  • 6 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jessica Spengler · CC BY 2.0

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    6 restaurants in Soraluze/Placencia de las Armas

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  • 7 experiencesIllustrative photo · Enrique Amigo · CC BY-SA 4.0

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    7 experiences in Soraluze/Placencia de las Armas

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Phone: 943 75 30 43
    • Official website: www.soraluze.eus
    • Email: udala@soraluze.eus

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes98 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, petrol stations, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, nursery school.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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