Oyón

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Oyón
Oyón - the townscape
Oyón - the townscape
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Coat of arms of Oyón
Oyón (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Basque CountryBasque Country Basque Country
Province : Álava
Comarca : Cuadrilla de Laguardia-Rioja Alavesa
Coordinates 42 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 26 ′  W
Height : 435  msnm
Area : 45.16 km²
Residents : 3,386 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 74.98 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 01320
Municipality number  ( INE ): 01043
administration
Website : Oyón

Oyón ( Basque : Oion ) is a place and a municipality ( municipio ) with 3,386 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the province of Álava in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country in northern Spain . The place belongs to the Rioja wine-growing region .

location

The place Oyón is at an altitude of about 435 meters above sea level. d. M. in the southeast of the province of Álava near the border with the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarra . The closest larger city is Logroño , about 17 kilometers (driving distance) south ; the lovely small town of Laguardia , to which Oyón belonged until the 17th century, is about 24 kilometers to the west.

Population development

year 1960 1970 1981 1991 2001 2011
Residents 1.310 2.006 2,315 2.132 2,464 3,283

In the 19th century the community, to which the two villages Labraza and Barriobusto also belong, had mostly around 900 inhabitants. The phylloxera crisis in viticulture and the mechanization of agriculture could not stop the continuous increase in the population.

economy

In the early centuries, the inhabitants lived mainly on the agricultural products of the surrounding area, which also included wine. The increasing importance of viticulture and wine tourism in the Rioja has had a positive effect on employment again in recent decades.

history

Celts , Romans , Visigoths and Moors - despite the proximity to the Ebro Valley - left no archaeologically usable traces on the municipal area. The place probably first arose in the course of recapturing ( reconquista ) and resettlement ( repoblación ) of the occupied territories from the Moors in the 10th and 11th centuries. Oyón is first mentioned in 1366; About 100 years later (1461) the Sonsierra de Navarra region , to which Oyón also belonged at the time, was conquered by Henry IV of Castile and finally added to the Spanish crown in 1512 by the troops of Ferdinand of Aragón . In 1633 the Spanish King Philip IV granted the town its independence.

Attractions

Palacio de los condes de Bureta
  • The parish church ( Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción ) is a Baroque building from the mid-18th century; the upper floor of the bell tower ( campanar ) is considered a small masterpiece of baroque stone architecture. The Isabelline-style portal taken over from the previous building is located on the south side of the church and shows a scene of the Annunciation in the tympanum field . The single-nave interior of the church houses a remarkable altarpiece .
  • The Palacio de los condes de Bureta is a small, but elevated aristocratic palace from the 17th / 18th century with a tower with multiple windows . Century. Above the portal, a stone coat of arms is emblazoned between two representative balconies .
  • The Palacio del marqués del Puerto is in close proximity to the church. Its facade is adorned with a stone heraldic shield; to the left and right of it there are two balconies.

Web links

Commons : Oyón-Oion  - 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).