Karakate
Mountain in the Basque Country, Spain
Karakate
Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
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Karakate (Spain)
Show map of SpainKarakate, also known as Muneta or Kortazar, is a mountain located in the northeast of Gipuzkoa in Basque Country, Spain. It belongs to the Irukurutzeta Range of the wider Basque Mountains. The mountain has an maximum height of 749 meters.[1]
Archaeological site
In 2016, archaeologist Antxoka Martínez Velasco found vestiges of a Roman military camp at the summit of Karate. It is a small camp with defensive slope and mount.[2]
Galleries
- View of Karakate from Eibar
- Karakate mountain from the town of Elgoibar
References
- ^ Karakate, Huellas de historia y naturaleza [Karakate, Traces of history and nature] (in Spanish). Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Cristóbal, Aníbal Clemente. "Campamentos romanos en el País Vasco y Navarra" [Roman camps in the Basque Country and Navarra]. Historia y Arqueologia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2023.