Olite

Olite / Erriberri, officially Olite/Eriberri is a town and municipality located in the Tafalla comarca, Erriberri merindad, in Navarre, Basque Country.

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History

According to Isidore of Seville's Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum, the town of Oligicus was founded by Swinthila, Visigothic King of Hispania in order to control and punish the native Vascones people.
However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered.
The Palace of the Kings of [Navarre of Olite|Royal palace of Olite], a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.

Twin towns - sister cities

Town

State/Region

Country

Arthez-de-Béarn

Pyrénées-Atlantiques

France

Notable people

Blanche II of Navarre, titular queen of Navarre
Eleanor of Navarre, queen of Navarre
Justo Garrán Moso, Traditionalist politician
Jesús García Leoz, Spanish composer
Mariano Cañardo, Spanish cyclist
Félix Ruiz Gabari, Spanish footballer
Rafael Carlos Pérez González, Spanish footballer