Arriaga is a depopulated concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It has been absorbed into the city and is now part of the neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga.
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 Parish church of Arriaga | |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′00″N 2°40′48″W / 42.8667°N 2.68°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Municipality | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 0 |
History
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The first written reference to Arriaga is found in the Reja de San Millán of 1025, a document from the cartulary of the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla.[2]
The village was notable for its proximity to the Campo de Arriaga (Spanish for 'Arriaga Field'), where the institutions that ruled Álava conducted meetings. The Brotherhood of Arriaga, as it came to be known, existed until its dissolution in 1332.[3] Arriaga came under the jurisdiction of Vitoria-Gasteiz already in 1258, when the Brotherhood of Arriaga relinquished several hamlets to Alfonso XI, in exchange of keeping their privileges.[4] Despite this, Arriaga continued to host the meetings of the brotherhood.[5] In 1813, during the Battle of Vitoria, there was fighting in Arriaga for control of the bridge over the Zadorra.[6]
The construction of the modern neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga started in the 1970s.[7] The area has since been fully integrated into the city. Aside from the parish church, only two buildings remain in the location of the hamlet.[8] The hamlet has been officially depopulated since 2003.[9] Due to this, the Foral Deputation of Álava initiated in 2016 the process to dissolve the concejo.[10] However, as of 2023, Arriaga was still listed as a concejo.[1] In March 2024, the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz initiated the procedure to formally dissolve the concejo of Arriaga.[11]
Heritage
edit- The Church of San Vicente de Arriaga was probably built during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. It was substantially reformed by Olaguíbel in the eighteenth century.[12][5]
- The Chapel of San Juan de Arriaga was the place where members of the Brotherhood of Arriaga swore their oaths. The current building dates from the 1940s.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Martínez de Madina Salazar, Elena. "Arriaga - Onomástica". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (1972). "La cofradía alavesa de Arriaga". Anuario de historia del derecho español (in Spanish). Madrid: 5.
- ^ Martínez Martínez, Sergio; Arízaga Bolumburu, Beatriz (2017). Vitoria en la Edad Media: Historia y desarrollo urbano (PDF) (in Spanish). B.A.B. p. 29. ISBN 978-84-617-8470-7.
- ^ a b Enciso Viana, Emilio; Portilla Vitoria, Micaela Josefa; Eguía López de Sabando, José (1975). Llanada Occidental (PDF). Catálogo monumental Diócesis de Vitoria (in Spanish). Vol. IV. Obra Cultural de la Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Vitoria. pp. 263–268. ISBN 84-500-6992-0.
- ^ Estornés Zubizarreta, Idoia. "Arriaga - Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ García, Alberto (14 August 2022). "Actur-Lacua: la "nueva ciudad" proyectada en Vitoria entre Gamarra y Ali-Gobeo". Gasteiz Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Una visita a Arriaga". El Correo (in Spanish). 1 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Desaparecen los concejos alaveses de Arriaga y Markina". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Carazo, Ander (10 July 2024). "Otro concejo de Álava inicia los trámites para su disolución". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Erkizia Martikorena, Aintzane. "Parroquia de San Vicente Mártir. Arriaga". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Armentia, Iñaki (6 June 2016). "La ermita de San Juan de Arriaga y su gemela en Madrid". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
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