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Menoio | |
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Concejo | |
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Coordinates: 43°04′11″N 3°04′22″W / 43.0697°N 3.0728°W / 43.0697; -3.0728 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Álava |
Comarca | Ayala |
Municipality | Ayala/Aiara |
Area | |
• Total | 4.40 km (1.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 466 m (1,529 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 31 |
• Density | 7.0/km (18/sq mi) |
Postal code | 01477 |
Menoio (Spanish: Menoyo) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Ayala/Aiara, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain. The neighborhoods of Barrutxi, Butarte, Mendia, El Pico and La Plazuela form the urban area of Menoio, also known locally as El Campo.
History and landmarks
The first written reference to Menoio dates from 1114, in which a certain Senior Alvar López de Menoio was mentioned in the donation of the monastery of Obaldia in Madaria to San Millán.
The sanctuary of Our Lady of Etxaurren, patron saint of the municipality, is on the foothills of mount Eskorieta [eu]. A small rural neighborhood centered around the sanctuary existed until the mid-20th century. The most notable civil building in Menoio is the palace of Santa Casilda, built in the late 17th century.
References
- "Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas". GeoAraba. Diputación Foral de Álava. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Galé, Patxi; Gorrotxategi, Mikel; Mugurutza, Félix (2013). Aiarako toponimia nagusia / Toponimia mayor de Ayala (PDF) (in Basque and Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. pp. 220–227. ISBN 978-84-940717-1-3.
- Erkizia Martikorena, Aintzane; Aginagalde López, Itziar. "Santa Casilda". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
- Media related to Menoio at Wikimedia Commons
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