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Arriaga, Álava
Arriaga is a depopulated '' concejo'' in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It has been absorbed into the city and is now part of the neighborhood of Lakua-Arriaga. History The first written reference to Arriaga is found in the ' of 1025, a document from the cartulary of the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla. The village was notable for its proximity to the , where the institutions that ruled Álava conducted meetings. The '' Brotherhood of Arriaga'', as it came to be known, existed until its dissolution in 1332. Arriaga came under the jurisdiction of Vitoria-Gasteiz already in 1258, when the Brotherhood of Arriaga relinquished several hamlets to Alfonso XI, in exchange of keeping their privileges. Despite this, Arriaga continued to host the meetings of the brotherhood. In 1813, during the Battle of Vitoria, there was fighting in Arriaga for control of the bridge over the Zadorra The Zadorra is a river tributary of the Ebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concejo (Álava)
The ''concejos'' (, ) are a type of sub-municipal administrative unit in the province of Álava, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain. Within the Spanish legal framework, the general name for such sub-municipal units is minor local entity (formally in also known by their acronym ). The existence of ''concejos'' in Álava is documented since the 13th century. Their current status dates from 1984, when a law providing for elections to the ''concejos'' was passed; and from 1995, when their juridical status was clarified. See also * Local government in Spain Notes References External links ACOA-AKE * {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub Local government in Spain Álava Concejos in Álava, Basque politics __NOTOC__ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Of San Juan De Arriaga
A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes Interfaith worship spaces, interfaith, that is part of a building, complex, or vessel with some other main purpose, such as a school, college, hospital, palace or large aristocratic house, castle, barracks, prison, funeral home, hotel, airport, or military or commercial ship. Third, chapels are small places of worship, built as satellite sites by a church or monastery, for example in remote areas; these are often called a chapel of ease. A feature of all these types is that often no clergy are permanently resident or specifically attached to the chapel. For historical reasons, ''chapel'' is also often the term u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
