Arceniega

Arceniega municipality
Arceniega - Town Hall and Frontón
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Basque Country
Province :	Álava
Comarca :	Cuadrilla de Añana
Coordinates	43 ° 7 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 7 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  W
Height :	210  msnm
Area :	27.45 km²
Residents :	1,821 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	66.34 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	01220
Municipality number  ( INE ):	01004
administration
Website :	Arceniega

Arceniega ( Basque Artziniega ) is a place and a 1,821 inhabitants (at January 1, 2019) scoring northern Spanish community in the far northwest of the province of Alava in the Basque country near the border to altkastilischen province of Burgos . The historic center of the village is classified as a cultural asset ( Bien de Interés Cultural ) in the conjunto histórico-artístico category.

Location and climate

The place Arceniega lies in the headwaters of the Río Artziniega, surrounded by wooded mountains, at an altitude of approx. 210  m . The provincial capital Vitoria-Gasteiz is about 57 km (driving distance) to the southeast; the city of Bilbao is only about 28 km to the northeast. The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 1030 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2019
Residents	969	1.106	1,137	1,338	1,821

Despite the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms, the population of the community has grown steadily. The municipality also includes the villages (aldeas) Mendieta , Retes de Tudela , Santa Coloma and Soxoguti .

economy

For centuries, the residents of the community lived on agriculture, self-sufficient , in which cattle breeding played an essential role. Gradually, handicrafts, trade and smaller service companies developed. Today there are commercial settlements at the gates of the village.

history

Finds were discovered in the municipality, suggesting the presence of prehistoric hunters and gatherers . Finds from the late Roman period have been made near the church of La Encina . Celts , Visigoths and Moors left no archaeologically usable traces. The first written mention comes from a document of the Castilian king Alfonso X from the year 1272; this probably wanted to expand or create a place on the territory of the Kingdom of Navarre claimed by him .

Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Encina

Attractions

• In the historical center (casco histórico) of the place are several houses decorated with coats of arms from the 17th and 18th centuries.
• The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary . The vaults of the portico are partly decorated with frescoes from the 18th or 19th century.
• The Convento de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a foundation of the Order of the Augustinian Sisters .
• The local folklore museum deals with the craft traditions of past centuries.

Surroundings

• Approx. 1 km to the northwest of the village is the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Encina , which houses a remarkable baroque altar (retablo) inside .

Web links

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

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. ↑ Arceniega - climate tables
3. ↑ Arceniega - Population Development
4. ↑ Arceniega History