Lasarte | |
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: | 288 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 569 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 01194 |
Lasarte is a village and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Lasarte was donated in 1135 by, bishop of Calahorra, to the archdeacon of Armentia. During this time viticulture flourished in the area. In 1286 Sancho IV of Castile transferred Lasarte from the Brotherhood of Arriaga to the city of Vitoria.[2] After the dissolution of the Brotherhood in 1332 the Spanish; Castilian: Junta de Francos Infanzones de Lasarte, an assembly of the third estate, held its meetings in Lasarte.[3]
The most notable building in Lasarte is the . Originally built between the late 12th and early 13th centuries, its only Romanesque remains are the windows, the baptismal font and some interior decorations. The rest of the church dates from the 16th century.[4] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[5] The altarpiece was built in the 1970s by Nestor Basterretxea.[6]