Guernica
Guernica
Gernika Guernica y Luno | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Gernika-Lumo | |
The Oak of Gernika (Gernikako Arbola) | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 02°40′W / 43.317°N 2.667°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Biscay |
| Eskualdea / Comarca | Busturialdea |
| Founded | April 28, 1366 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jose Maria Gorroño Etxebarrieta (EAJ-PNV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 16,972 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | gernikarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48300 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) |
| Website | Official website |
Guernica (/ɡərˈniːkə, ˈɡɜːrnɪkə/, Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeɾˈnika]), officially Gernika (pronounced [ɡernika]) in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain. The town of Guernica is one part (along with neighbouring Lumo) of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo (Spanish: Guernica y Luno), whose population is 16,224 as of 2009.
On April 26, 1937, Guernica was bombed by Nazi Germany's Condor Legion and Fascist Italy's Aviazione Legionaria, in one of the first aerial bombings. The attack inspired Pablo Picasso's painting Guernica, depicting his outrage at the attack.