Eskoriatza (Spanish: Escoriaza) is a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located immediately south of Aretxabaleta.

Eskoriatza
Municipality
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Coordinates: 43°01′01″N 2°31′42″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Gipuzkoa
Comarca	Debagoiena
Founded	January 31, 1630 (1630-01-31)
Government
• Mayor	José Ramón Zubizarreta Alegría (PNV)
Area
• Total	40.43 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	4,087
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Basque: eskoitzarra
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20540
Official language(s)	Basque Spanish
Website	Official website

The main campus of the Faculty of Humanities and Education of Mondragon University is located in the town. It is surrounded by low mountains.

The name Eskoriatza, Basque meaning black soil, refers to the fertile conditions of the land in the area.

Production facilities for various Mondragón cooperative businesses are located here.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eskoriatza.

• Official Website (in Spanish and Basque)
• ESKORIATZA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)

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