Open ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00
Sopelana Atxabiribil muturra
Beach of Atxabiribil, in Sopelana, Biscay. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Beach of Atxabiribil, in Sopelana, Biscay
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Sopelana
How work, access and surfing shaped Sopelana.
Scroll to follow the shoreline through time
Sopela, formerly known as Sopelana, is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Before the surf map
The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of Sopelana before modern tourism.
This edition leaves that part of the timeline open rather than mistaking the first surviving sporting reference for the beginning of the place.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
Larrabasterra station is located to the far south of Sopela in Larrabasterra, while Sopela station (formerly Sopelana) is at the centre of the municipality.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V01 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V01
Ledger AOD.EU.SOPELA.V01
Retour de pêche de nuit - Back from fishing by night
Retour de pêche de nuit - Back from fishing by night. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Retour de pêche de nuit - Back from fishing by night
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
ORGANISED SPORT
Surfing reads the same coast differently
Sopela is frequently the host of regional surf competitions as conditions are adequate for surfing in its beaches.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Sopelana is recorded at 43.384° N, 2.987° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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Open ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00
Ledger AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00
Sopelana Atxabiribil muturra
Beach of Atxabiribil, in Sopelana, Biscay. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Beach of Atxabiribil, in Sopelana, Biscay
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
TODAY
Sopelana now
Along the main road to West Sopela, there are several youth oriented shops and surf shops open all year round.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Sopelana Atxabiribil muturra
AOD.EU.SOPELA.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Retour de pêche de nuit - Back from fishing by night
AOD.EU.SOPELA.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Sopela overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.