Pipaón () is a hamlet and '' concejo'' in the municipality of

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province, Basque Country, Spain.

History

Pipaón was first mentioned in the ''

fuero (), (), (), () or () is a Spanish legal term and concept. The word comes from Latin , an open space used as a market, tribunal and meeting place. The same Latin root is the origin of the French terms and , and the Portuguese terms and ...

'' of

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of 1191. It was mentioned again in 1254 in the ''fuero'' of

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. Pipaón was a settlement in the Tierras del Conde until 1802, when it was granted town status. This was commemorated in 2002 with the construction of a monolith. In 1977 the municipality of Pipaón was dissolved and merged into Lagrán.

Landmarks

The parish church of Pipaón, dating from the late 16th century, is dedicated to the

Feast of the Holy Cross The Feast of the Holy Cross, or Feast of the Cross, commemorates the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations which honor and celebrate the cross used in the crucifi ...

. Some houses have façades dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. The , located in a house that belonged to the Ruiz de Samaniego family, exhibits items donated by the inhabitants of Pipaón.

References

External links

* Concejos in Lagrán Former municipalities in Spain {{BasqueCountry-geo-stub