Aberásturi

Hamlet in Álava, Spain

Concejo in Basque Country, Spain

Coat of arms

42°50′N 2°36′W / 42.833°N 2.600°W / 42.833; -2.600CountrySpainAutonomous communityBasque CountryProvinceÁlavaComarcaVitoria-GasteizMunicipalityVitoria-GasteizArea

• Total10.03 km² (3.87 sq mi)Elevation

560 m (1,840 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total131 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)Postal code

01193

Aberásturi (Spanish pronunciation: [aβeˈɾastuɾi], Basque: Aberasturi)^[2] is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality, some 8 km (5.0 mi) from the city center, along the Ertekaberri river at the foot of a mountain and on a hillside.

History

After the Cuadrilla de Añana separated from the Cuadrilla de Vitoria in 1840, Aberásturi remained within Vitoria.^[3] The village had previously belonged to the now extinct municipality of Elorriaga, which was absorbed by the municipality of Vitoria around 1870.^[4]

Demographics

Historical populations of Aberásturi
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	242	—
2000	121	−1.72%
2005	121	+0.00%
2010	139	+2.81%
2015	124	−2.26%
2020	130	+0.95%
2021	131	+0.77%
Source: ^[1]^[5]^[6]

In 1960, Aberásturi had a population of 242. This figured halved by 2000, and has remained stable since then.^[5]^[6]

Heritage

The Catholic parish church is under the patronage of Saint Stephen. It has a neoclassical portico designed by Justo Antonio de Olaguibel, built during the early nineteenth century. The rest of the building dates from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 49. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ Sebastián Miñano (1826–1829). Diccionario geográfico y estadístico de España y Portugal (Geographical and statistical dictionary of Spain and Portugal) volume 11.
^ Estornés Zubizarreta, Idoia. "Aberásturi". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional a 1 de enero 000200 ABERASTURI". INE. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Estornés Zubizarreta, Idoia. "Aberásturi – Población". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ Estornés Zubizarreta, Idoia. "Aberásturi – Arte". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 20 May 2022.