Antezana/Andetxa
Concejo
A church
Parish church
Antezana/Andetxa is located in Álava
Antezana/Andetxa
Antezana/Andetxa
Antezana/Andetxa is located in the Basque Country
Antezana/Andetxa
Antezana/Andetxa
Antezana/Andetxa is located in Spain
Antezana/Andetxa
Antezana/Andetxa
Coordinates: 42°53′17″N 2°43′33″W / 42.88806°N 2.72583°W / 42.88806; -2.72583
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaVitoria-Gasteiz
MunicipalityVitoria-Gasteiz
Elevation
509 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total84
Postal code
01195

Antezana (Spanish pronunciation: [anteˈθana])[n. 1] or Andetxa (Basque pronunciation: [andetʃa])[3] is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is located next to the terminal of Vitoria Airport, so it has good access via expressways.

Toponymy

The local council adopted a resolution on January 30, 2011, in which the name was changed from Antezana de Foronda to Antezana/Andetxa.

History

Antezana belonged to the municipality of Foronda, of which it was the capital, until it was absorbed by the Vitoria municipality in the 1970s.[4] Vitoria Airport was built near the hamlet, which is the closest to the airport terminal.[5]

Demographics

The population has declined significantly in recent decades. In 1960 it had 113 inhabitants[6] and this has decreased over the years to 84 inhabitants in 2021.[1]

Culture

The main building of the village is the church of San Miguel, dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. From 2014 to 2018, the interior of the church was painted with modern style murals.[7]

Local festivities take place on 29 September.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also known unofficially as Antezana de Foronda and in the past as Antezana de Álava.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Garate Goñi, Alberto. "Antezana de Foronda". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 68. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Foronda". Auñamendi Encyclopedia. Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Triviño, Borja (30 November 2020). "Foronda: Un pueblo con mucha historia". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Garate Goñi, Alberto. "Antezana de Foronda - Población". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "La iglesia transformada en un gran mural de arte moderno". GasteizHoy (in Spanish). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.


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