Lemoiz

Lemoiz
The fishing port of Armintza The fishing port of Armintza
Flag of Lemoiz Flag File:Escudo de Lemoiz.svg Coat of arms
Lemoiz is located in the Basque Country Lemoiz Lemoiz Location of Lemoiz within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Biscay
Area
• Total	13.40 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population  ()
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.lemoiz.net

Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.

File:Lemoizko zentrala.jpg

The unfinished power plant.

It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.

External links

• LEMOIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Pictures from Armintza, a small fishing village located in Lemoiz (in Spanish)