Ariñiz/Aríñez | |
Settlement Type: | Concejo |
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 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 112 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 538 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 01195 |
Aríñez (pronounced as /es/) or Ariñiz (pronounced as /eu/) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Aríñez lies west of Vitoria-Gasteiz, next to the, a branch of the A-1 (Madrid-Irún) expressway. Its most representative building is the parish church, dedicated to San Julián and Santa Basilisa, which combines the Renaissance and Baroque styles.[2] These saints' celebrations take place on 9 January, and celebrations in honor of Saint Thomas take place on 21 December.
Until 1928, when it was absorbed by Vitoria, Aríñez was a municipality which also included the nearby hamlets of Margarita and Eskibel.[3] [4]