What is "guenes"

The council of Güeñes is a municipality in the county of Encartaciones (Biscay, Basque Country, Spain). It is furrowed by the waters of the river Cadagua and forms with its neighbor, the municipality of Zalla, Salcedo Valley. In the North it limits with Galdames and Baracaldo; in the east with Alonsotegui (Gran Bilbao);in the west with the municipality of Zalla and in the south with the municipality of Gordejuela. Its more important coresof population are Güeñes, Sodupe, The Quadra, Zaramillo, Sanchosolo and San Pedro of Goicouría. It deserves special artistic attention the mother church of Santa María de Güeñes.