Alegría-Dulantzi | |
Image Alt: | View of the village |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Basque Country |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alegría-Dulantzi within the Basque Country |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Coordinates: | 42.8442°N -2.5119°W |
Elevation M: | 567 |
Area Total Km2: | 19.95 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code: | 01193, 01240 |
Leader Name: | Joseba Koldo Garitagoitia Odria |
Leader Party: | AIA |
Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish; Castilian: Alegría pronounced as /es/, Basque: Dulantzi in Basque pronounced as /dulants̻i/),[1] 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 14km (09miles) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.
The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.[2]
Alegría-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)[3] | Area (km2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alegría-Dulantzi | Dulantzi | Alegría | 2,813 | 15.46 | |
Egileta | Egileta | Eguileta | 112 | 4.37 |