Guernica

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Guernica Gernika Guernica y Luno
City
Gernika-Lumo
The Oak of Gernika (Gernikako Arbola)
Flag Coat of arms
Guernica Location of Guernica within the Basque Country Show map of the Basque Country Guernica Location of Guernica within Spain Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 43°19′N 02°40′W / 43.317°N 2.667°W / 43.317; -2.667
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)[1]
• 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 (/ɡɜːrˈniːkə, ˈɡɜːrnɪkə/,^[3] 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^[update].

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.