Eskibel

Eskibel
Concejo
View of Eskibel
View of Eskibel
Eskibel is located in Álava
Eskibel
Eskibel
Eskibel is located in the Basque Country
Eskibel
Eskibel
Eskibel is located in Spain
Eskibel
Eskibel
Coordinates: 42°48′40″N 2°43′25″W / 42.8111°N 2.7236°W / 42.8111; -2.7236
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaVitoria-Gasteiz
MunicipalityVitoria-Gasteiz
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
2
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Postal code
01194

Eskibel (Spanish: Esquíbel) is a village in Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It forms part of the Southwestern Rural Zone [es] of Vitoria-Gasteiz.[citation needed] It is situated 7.5 km (4.7 mi) southwest of the city in a small valley surrounded by the Mountains of Vitoria.

Always sparsely populated, in the early 19th century it had only 22 inhabitants, in 1960 it had 10, and as of 2023 it has only 2.[3] The village comprises a few small buildings and the ruins of the Church of San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence). A medieval statue, known as the Virgin of Eskibel, was salvaged from the church ruins and can now be seen at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[4] Despite having the status of concejo, the elections scheduled for 2013 and 2017 were not held due to a lack of candidates.[5][6]

Eskibel was the site of fighting in the Spanish War of Independence in the early 19th century and later during the Second Carlist War, when Vitoria was sieged by the Carlists.[3] The Castillo de Gomecha at Eskibel is the remains of an old fortified watch tower.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b Garate Goñi, Alberto. "Eskibel". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ Enciso Viana, Emilio; Portilla Vitoria, Micaela Josefa; Eguía López de Sabando, José (1975). Llanada Occidental (PDF). Catálogo monumental Diócesis de Vitoria (in Spanish). Vol. IV. Obra Cultural de la Caja de Ahorros Municipal de Vitoria. p. 298. ISBN 84-500-6992-0.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo 675/2014, del Consejo de Diputados de 9 de diciembre, que designa a los miembros de la Comisión Gestora del Concejo de Eskibel" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Territorio Histórico de Álava (in Spanish) (6). 14 January 2015. ISSN 2254-8432.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo 480/2019, del Consejo de Gobierno Foral de 23 de julio. Aprobar la constitución de la comisión gestora del Concejo de Eskibel y el nombramiento de sus componentes" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Territorio Histórico de Álava (in Spanish) (89). 2 August 2019. ISSN 2254-8432.
  7. ^ Muñoyerro, Íñigo (21 November 2014). "Rutas de montaña: Eskibelgo Atxa (816 m.)". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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