Aberásturi Explained

Aberásturi
Settlement Type:Concejo
Image Alt:A church
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Basque Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Álava
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vitoria-Gasteiz
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vitoria-Gasteiz
Area Total Km2:10.03
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:131
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:560
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01193

Aberásturi (pronounced as /es/, Basque: Aberasturi)[2] is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality, some 8km (05miles) from the city center, along the Ertekaberri river at the foot of a mountain and on a hillside.

History

After the Cuadrilla de Añana separated from the Cuadrilla de Vitoria in 1840, Aberásturi remained within Vitoria.[3] The village had previously belonged to the now extinct municipality of Elorriaga, which was absorbed by the municipality of Vitoria around 1870.[4]

Demographics

In 1960, Aberásturi had a population of 242. This figured halved by 2000, and has remained stable since then.

Heritage

The Catholic parish church is under the patronage of Saint Stephen. It has a neoclassical portico designed by Justo Antonio de Olaguibel, built during the early nineteenth century. The rest of the building dates from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 18 May 2022 . 1 January 2021 . es.
  2. Book: Salaberri Zaratiegi . Patxi . Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos . 2015 . . 978-84-944512-0-1 . 49 . 20 May 2022 . es.
  3. Book: Sebastián Miñano . Diccionario geográfico y estadístico de España y Portugal (Geographical and statistical dictionary of Spain and Portugal) volume 11. 1826–1829.
  4. Web site: Estornés Zubizarreta . Idoia . Idoia Estornés Zubizarreta . Aberásturi . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 20 May 2022 . es.
  5. Web site: Estornés Zubizarreta . Idoia . Aberásturi – Arte . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 20 May 2022 . es.