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Alegría-Dulantzi

Alegría-Dulantzi (Spanish: Alegría [aleˈɣɾi.a], Basque: Dulantzi [dulants̻i]), formerly known in Spanish as Alegría de Álava, is a village and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located at some 14 km (8.7 mi) from the provincial capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Battle of Alegría de Álava took place here in 1834.

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

Alegría-Dulantzi is divided into 2 villages, both of them organized as concejos. By far the larger of the two is the municipal centre and township of Alegría-Dulantzi itself, which accounts for some 95% of the municipality's population. The other one is Egileta, an exclave located to the southeast.

Official name Basque name Spanish name Population (2021) Area (km)
Alegría-Dulantzi Dulantzi Alegría 2,813 15.46
Egileta Egileta Eguileta 112 4.37

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "150. arauaː Arabako herri izendegia" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia (in Basque). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ Garate Goñi, Alberto. "ALEGRÍA-DULANTZI, Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.