{"id":42746,"date":"2026-09-14T15:16:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gernikagogoratuz.org\/?page_id=42746"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:32:44","slug":"declaration-of-the-urban-area-of-gernika-lumo-as-a-place-of-democratic-memory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gernikagogoratuz.org\/en\/declaration-of-the-urban-area-of-gernika-lumo-as-a-place-of-democratic-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Declaration of the urban area of Gernika-Lumo as a Place of Democratic Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42793&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The urban area of Gernika-Lumo has been designated a \u2018Place of Democratic Memory\u2019 for embodying the values of the struggle to restore and strengthen democratic values.<\/p>\n<p>The following sites form part of the \u2018Gernika Bombing Route\u2019 site of democratic memory as an urban space:<br \/>\n1. Gernika-Lumo Town Hall<br \/>\n2. Memorial stele in memory of those who died in the bombing (Jes\u00fas Aldama, 1987).<br \/>\n3. Air-raid shelters.<br \/>\n4. Park of the Peoples of Europe.<br \/>\n5. Urban sculptures in Gernika.<br \/>\n6. Peace Museum, Gernika 1937.<br \/>\n7. <strong>Gernika Gogoratuz Peace Research Centre.<\/strong><br \/>\n8. Gernika Military Hospital for Prisoners of War.<br \/>\n9. Mausoleum for the victims of the bombing of Gernika.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, Gernika is recognised as a universal symbol of resistance, peace and the defence of the civilian population against the horrors of war, and tribute is paid to the victims of the bombing of 26 April 1937, carried out by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria in support of the rebels during the Spanish Civil War.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6>Agreement of 13 March 2024, issued by the State Secretariat for Democratic Memory.<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42734&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gernikagogoratuz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BOE-A-2024-7284-Gernika-Lugar-de-Memoria.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42793&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The urban area of Gernika-Lumo has been designated a \u2018Place of Democratic Memory\u2019 for embodying the values of the struggle to restore and strengthen democratic values. 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