Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish: Alegría [aleˈɣɾi.a], Basque: Dulantzi [dulants̻i]),[2] formerly known in Spanish as Alegría de Álava, is a village and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located at some 14 km (8.7 mi) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Alegría-Dulantzi | |
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_Snowed.JPG) View of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Alegría-Dulantzi Location of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′39″N 2°30′43″W / 42.84417°N 2.51194°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Llanada Alavesa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseba Koldo Garitagoitia Odria (AIA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.95 km2 (7.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,887 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01193, 01240 |
| Official language(s) | Basque Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.[3]
Geography
editAdministrative subdivisions
editAlegría-Dulantzi is divided into 2 villages, both of them organized as concejos. By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría-Dulantzi itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The other one is Egileta, an exclave located to the southeast.
| Official name | Basque name | Spanish name | Population (2021)[4] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegría-Dulantzi | Dulantzi | Alegría | 2,813 | 15.46 |
| Egileta | Egileta | Eguileta | 112 | 4.37 |
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "150. arauaː Arabako herri izendegia" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia (in Basque). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Garate Goñi, Alberto. "ALEGRÍA-DULANTZI, Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
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