Olite / Erriberri Olite (Spanish) Erriberri (Basque)
Municipality

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Coordinates: 42°29′15″N 1°39′45″W / 42.48750°N 1.66250°W / 42.48750; -1.66250
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Navarre
Merindad	Merindad de Olite
Comarca	Comarca de Tafalla
Mancomunidad	Mairaga
Municipality	Olite/Erriberri
Government
• Mayor	Andoni Lacarra (Agrupemos Olite - Erriberri Elkartu)
Area
• Total	83.20 km² (32.12 sq mi)
Elevation	388 m (1,273 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	3,931
• Density	47/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	olitense; olitejo (a); erriberritar
Website	www.olite.es

Olite (Erriberri in Basque language) is a town and municipality located in the Comarca de Tafalla comarca, Merindad de Olite merindad, in Navarre, Spain.

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 (621-631) in order to control and punish the Vascones. However, this town was not heard of again until five centuries later, when the present-day town was founded and chartered. The Palacio Real de Olite, a fine Gothic castle-palace, was the royal seat of Charles III of Navarre.