Trespuentes
Trespuentes (Basque: Tresponde)[3] is a village and concejo in the municipality of Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. Until 1976 it was, together with neighboring Víllodas,[4] part of the municipality of Iruña.[5]
Trespuentes | |
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The bridge of Trespuentes | |
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| Coordinates: 42°51′N 2°47′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Añana |
| Municipality | Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.37 km2 (4.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 267 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 01191 |
The village owes its name (from Latin trāns pontem 'across the bridge') to the bridge that links the village with the Roman town of Iruña-Veleia, on the other side of the Zadorra. The Botanical Garden of Santa Catalina is located near Trespuentes.[6]
References
- "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 361. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1.
- Triviño, Borja (12 March 2022). "Villodas: al compás de las aguas del río Zadorra". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- "Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Administrations. October 2008. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- Borja, Borja (3 February 2022). "Trespuentes: Mucho que ver a orillas del río Zadorra". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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