Ilarduia

Ilarduia (Spanish: Ilárduya) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Asparrena, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

Ilarduia
Concejo
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Ilarduia
Ilarduia
Ilarduia
Coordinates: 42°52′22″N 2°17′07″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaLlanada Alavesa
MunicipalityAsparrena
Area
[1]
 • Total4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation
574 m (1,883 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total60
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Postal code
01260

History

There are signs of human habitation in the area dating from the 4th and 3th centuries BCE at the Ameztutxo site.[3] There is evidence of Roman influence in tombstones found at the chapel of Artzanegi. The Ab Asturica Burdigalam Roman road passed through the area, a natural pass between Álava and Navarre, with the Altzania Range to the north and Urbasa to the south.[4]

The village lacks a definite urban structure, although the main road traverses the hamlet from east to west. A house dating from the 17th century is one of the most notable civil buildings in Ilarduia. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was built in the 18th century as a replacement of the previous one.[4]

Culture

Ilarduia and the neighboring hamlets of Egino and Andoin celebrate a joint rural carnival. The celebration of carnivals was banned after the civil war, although the carnival hadn't been celebrated in Ilarduia since the late 1920s.[5] A cultural association initiated an effort to revive the carnival in 2005, with the carnival being held for the first time in decades in 2007.[6][7] The testimonies of the village elders were used to recreate the traditional carnivals.[5]

References
  1. "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. Ruiz Alonso, Mónica; Pérez Díaz, Sebastián; Beorlegi, Mikel (2017). "El paisaje y la utilización del bosque entre el IV y II milenio cal BC en la Llanada Alavesa. El yacimiento de Ameztutxo". Estudios de Arqueología Alavesa (in Spanish) (28): 387–389. ISSN 0425-3507.
  4. "Ilarduia". Asparrena (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. Ortiz de Zárate, Carlos. "Carnaval rural de Aspárrena: Ilarduia-Egino-Andoin" (PDF). Dantzan.com (in Spanish).
  6. Triviño, Borja (4 February 2024). "VÍDEO y FOTOS: el hombre de paja recorre la Llanada en el Carnaval Rural". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. San Pedro, Eva (2 February 2024). "El hombre de paja y sus fechorías arden en la hoguera". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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