Menoio Explained

Menoio
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:Ayala
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ayala/Aiara
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.40
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:31
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:466
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01477

Menoio (Spanish; Castilian: Menoyo) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Ayala/Aiara, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. The neighborhoods of Barrutxi, Butarte, Mendia, El Pico and La Plazuela form the urban area of Menoio, also known locally as El Campo.[3]

History and landmarks

The first written reference to Menoio dates from 1114, in which a certain Senior Alvar López de Menoio was mentioned in the donation of the monastery of Obaldia in Madaria to San Millán.[3]

The sanctuary of Our Lady of Etxaurren, patron saint of the municipality, is on the foothills of mount . A small rural neighborhood centered around the sanctuary existed until the mid-20th century. The most notable civil building in Menoio is the palace of Santa Casilda, built in the late 17th century.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas . GeoAraba . Diputación Foral de Álava . 13 July 2024 . 10 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 13 July 2024 . 1 January 2023 . es.
  3. Book: Galé . Patxi . Gorrotxategi . Mikel . Mugurutza . Félix . Aiarako toponimia nagusia / Toponimia mayor de Ayala . 2013 . . 978-84-940717-1-3 . 220–227 . eu,es.
  4. Web site: Erkizia Martikorena . Aintzane . Aginagalde López . Itziar . Santa Casilda . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 13 July 2024 . es.