Askartza

{{Short description|Hamlet in Álava, Spain}}

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Askartza ({{langx|es|Ascarza}}) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

History

Askartza was one of the hamlets administered by the Brotherhood of Arriaga that were ceded to Vitoria in 1331.{{cite book |last1=Martínez Martínez |first1=Sergio |last2=Arízaga Bolumburu |first2=Beatriz |title=Vitoria en la Edad Media: Historia y desarrollo urbano |date=2017 |publisher=B.A.B. |page=31 |isbn=978-84-617-8470-7 |url=https://repositorio.unican.es/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10902/10537/VitoriaEdadMedia.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |language=es}} The {{ill|Church of San Miguel Arcángel, Askartza|es|Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel (Ascarza)|lt=parish church}} houses a baptismal font that belonged to the church of {{ill|Urrialdo|es}}, now depopulated. The Way of Saint James passes through Askartza.{{cite web |title=Askartza - Entidad local menor |url=https://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/wb021/was/contenidoAction.do?lang=en&locale=en&idioma=en&uid=u_4e9996a6_163d3559d75__7f4d |website=Website of the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council |access-date=16 July 2024 |language=es}}

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