Askartza Explained

Askartza
Settlement Type:Concejo
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:right
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 Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.42
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:65
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:534
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01193

Askartza (Spanish; Castilian: Ascarza) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

History

Askartza was one of the hamlets administered by the Brotherhood of Arriaga that were ceded to Vitoria in 1331.[3] The houses a baptismal font that belonged to the church of, now depopulated. The Way of Saint James passes through Askartza.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas . GeoAraba . Diputación Foral de Álava . 16 July 2024 . 10 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 16 July 2024 . 1 January 2023 . es.
  3. Book: Martínez Martínez . Sergio . Arízaga Bolumburu . Beatriz . Vitoria en la Edad Media: Historia y desarrollo urbano . 2017 . B.A.B. . 31 . 978-84-617-8470-7 . es.
  4. Web site: Askartza - Entidad local menor . Website of the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council . 16 July 2024 . es.