Aríñez Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 22 March 2024 . 1 January 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: Estornés Zubizarreta . Idoia . Idoia Estornés Zubizarreta . Garate Goñi . Alberto . Aríñez - Arte . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 22 March 2024 . es.
  3. Web site: Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842 . . 22 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405155118/http://bergondo.gal/uploads/media/Var_municip_desde_1842_01.pdf . 5 April 2018 . 9 . es . October 2008 . dead.
  4. Web site: Ariñiz / Ariñez - Entidad local menor . Sitio web del Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz . 22 March 2024 . es.