Argomaniz Explained

Argomaniz
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:Llanada Alavesa
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Elburgo/Burgelu
Area Total Km2:4.68
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:185
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:602
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01192

Argomaniz (pronounced as /eu/, alternatively in Basque: Argomaiz pronounced as /eu/; Spanish; Castilian: Argómaniz pronounced as /es/)[2] is a village and concejo located in the municipality of Elburgo/Burgelu, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

Places of interest

The village is home to a parador, established in 1978, located in the seventeenth-century Larrea palace. It is a Renaissance building where Napoleon rested prior to the assault on Vitoria.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 3 November 2023 . 1 January 2022 . es.
  2. Book: Salaberri Zaratiegi . Patxi . Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos . 2015 . . 978-84-944512-0-1 . 92 . 3 November 2023 . es.
  3. Web site: Argómaniz y su parador . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130810225830/http://www.parador.es/recursos/doc/Fichas_paradores/Descripcion/Castellano/156762549_278200714433.pdf . 10 August 2013 . es.