Dicastillo

Municipality in Navarre, Spain

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Municipality in Navarre, Spain

Dicastillo
Municipality
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Coordinates: 42°36′N 2°01′W / 42.600°N 2.017°W / 42.600; -2.017
Country	Spain
Community	Navarre
Province	Navarre
Comarca	Estella Oriental
Government ^[1]^[2]
• Mayor	Miguel Ángel Remírez (Ind.)
Area ^[3]
• Total	33.41 km² (12.90 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[4]
• Total	574
• Density	17.2/km² (44.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	31263
Website	www.dicastillo.es

Dicastillo (Basque: Deikaztelun) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. The towns that are near to Dicastillo are Estella and Arellano.

Demographics

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According to the 2023 Register, there are 574 people in Dicastillo.^[4] They mostly work on the farms, the stone factory, in shops and the winery.

Festivals

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The Dicastillo festivals are in August, where a main focus is the music. There festivals include the Festival of San Blas, on 3 of February, the Asparagu's day in spring, and blood donor's day in winter.

Facilities

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The notable buildings in Dicastillo are the hermitage and the church from the 16th century. There is also a palace from the 19th century. The palace has been converted into a restaurant and a winery. A famous music band from Dicastillo is called Banda Bizkarra. Bizkarra has existed for 53 years and was formed by 30 musicians.

Dicastillo has varied scenery, a notable mountain, Montejurra, and the Ega River where people can fish. There is much farmland devoted to the growing of wheat and maize.