Askartza is a village in

Álava Álava ( in Spanish) or Araba (), officially Araba/Álava, is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Álava, former medieval Catholic bishopric and now Latin titular see. Its ca ...

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Demography

Askartza had a population of 59 inhabitants in 2010, a decrease of 2 over the previous year.

Geography

Askartza is located to the east of the municipality, at the foot of the A-132 road between the towns of

Vitoria-Gasteiz es, vitoriano, vitoriana, , population_density_km2 = auto , blank_name_sec1 = Official language(s) , blank_info_sec1 = Spanish, Basque , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, 6 km from the center, west and continuing east to Argandoña, Andollu and

Santa Cruz de Campezo Kanpezu in Basque or Campezo in Spanish is a municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , ...

History

Askartza is one of 43 villages which joined Vitoria at different times and occasions and, when

Cuadrilla de Añana Cuadrilla de Añana (in Basque ''Añanako Koadrila'', ''Añanako Eskualdea'' or ''Añanako Taldea'') is one of the seven cuadrillas (comarcas or regions) of the province of Álava A province is almost always an administrative division within ...

segregated itself in 1840, Askartza remained within the

Cuadrilla de Vitoria Cuadrilla de Vitoria ( eu, Gasteizko Koadrila) is a ''comarca'' of the province of Álava, Spain. It covers an area of with a population of 229,080 people (2010), corresponding exactly to the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz es, vitoriano, vi ...

Sebastián Miñano Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Diocleti ...

, ''Diccionario geográfico y estadístico de España y Portugal'' (Geographic and statistical dictionary of Spain and Portugal) (1826-1829), volume 11. (in Spanish)

References

Populated places in Álava {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub