Ancín (Navarre)

Ancín municipality
Ancín / Antzin - the townscape
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Navarre
Province :	Navarre
Comarca :	Estella Occidental
Coordinates	42 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 11 ′  W
Height :	490  msnm
Area :	9.48 km²
Residents :	337 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	35.55 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	31281
Municipality number  ( INE ):	31014
administration
Website :	Ancín

Ancín or Antzin is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with only 337 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the autonomous community of Navarre .

Location and climate

The place Ancín is located in the valley of the Río Ega in the far west of the autonomous region of Navarre at an altitude of about 490  m . A good 55 km (driving distance) separate the place from the northwestern city of Vitoria-Gasteiz ; the city of Logroño is only 44 km to the southwest. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 735 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2019
Residents	235	315	477	301	337

The phylloxera crisis in viticulture, the increasing mechanization of agriculture , the abandonment of small farms and the resulting lack of jobs have led to a significant decline in the number of residents since the 1950s. The hamlet (pedanía) Mendilibarri also belongs to the municipality .

economy

In the first place in the economic life of the community traditionally ranks agriculture and especially cattle breeding (sheep, goats, cows). In the past, wheat, barley, wine and vegetables were also cultivated in protected locations; later potatoes were added. Today holiday apartments (casas rurales) are also rented out.

history

Celtiberian , Roman , Visigoth and even Islamic-Moorish traces have not yet been discovered in the municipality. A military recapture ( reconquista ) was probably not necessary. In the 10th or 11th century the square was settled by Christians from the north as part of the repopulation policy of the Navarre kings ( repoblación ) . In 1076, the Leonese King Alfonso VI united . his territory with the Kingdom of Castile and Galicia and extended his feelers to Navarre. From then on, the western border of Navarre remained disputed and fought over for several hundred years; this situation only relaxed in 1512, when the Catholic King Ferdinand II of Aragón conquered the part of Navarre south of the Pyrenees .

Attractions

Ancín / Antzin

• The single-aisled Iglesia de San Fausto , built in the 16th century but extensively renovated in the 18th century, is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Fausto Labrador .
• The Ermita de San Román originated in the 19th century; it was built by the railway company responsible for the Estella-Lizarra - Vitoria line, as an old chapel had to be demolished for the construction of the line.
• A covered washing area (lavadero) was built about 100 m outside the village.

Mendilibarri

• In the hamlet of Mendilibarri , which still has around 25 inhabitants, there is the medieval church of San Andrés with a bell gable (espadaña) , which was changed in the 18th century with additions (portico, sacristy).
• An elongated livestock watering (Abrevadero) is a few meters outside the village.

Web links

Commons : Ancín  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ancín, sights - photos + information (Spanish)
• Ancín, sights - photos + information (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Ancín - climate tables
3. ↑ Ancín - population development (Spanish)