Ilarduia
{{Short description|Hamlet in Álava, Spain}}
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Ilarduia ({{langx|es|Ilárduya}}) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Asparrena, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
History
There are signs of human habitation in the area dating from the 4th and 3th centuries BCE at the Ameztutxo site.{{cite journal |last1=Ruiz Alonso |first1=Mónica |last2=Pérez Díaz |first2=Sebastián |last3=Beorlegi |first3=Mikel |title=El paisaje y la utilización del bosque entre el IV y II milenio cal BC en la Llanada Alavesa. El yacimiento de Ameztutxo |journal=Estudios de Arqueología Alavesa |date=2017 |issue=28 |pages=387–389 |language=es |issn=0425-3507}} There is evidence of Roman influence in tombstones found at the chapel of Artzanegi. The Ab Asturica Burdigalam Roman road passed through the area, a natural pass between Álava and Navarre, with the {{ill|Altzania Range|es|Sierra de Altzania}} to the north and Urbasa to the south.{{cite web |title=Ilarduia |url=https://www.asparrena.eus/pueblos/ilarduia |website=Asparrena |access-date=16 May 2024 |language=es}}
The village lacks a definite urban structure, although the main road traverses the hamlet from east to west. A house dating from the 17th century is one of the most notable civil buildings in Ilarduia. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was built in the 18th century as a replacement of the previous one.
Culture
Ilarduia and the neighboring hamlets of {{ill|Egino, Álava|es|Eguino|lt=Egino}} and {{ill|Andoin|es}} celebrate a {{ill|Carnival of Ilarduia, Egino and Andoin|es|Carnaval rural ILEGAN|lt=joint rural carnival}}. The celebration of carnivals was banned after the civil war, although the carnival hadn't been celebrated in Ilarduia since the late 1920s.{{cite web |last1=Ortiz de Zárate |first1=Carlos |title=Carnaval rural de Aspárrena: Ilarduia-Egino-Andoin |url=https://dantzan.eus/fitxategiak/Carnaval-rural-de-asparrena.pdf |website=Dantzan.com |language=es}} A cultural association initiated an effort to revive the carnival in 2005, with the carnival being held for the first time in decades in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Triviño |first1=Borja |title=VÍDEO y FOTOS: el hombre de paja recorre la Llanada en el Carnaval Rural |url=https://www.gasteizhoy.com/video-y-fotos-alava-ya-vive-su-carnaval-rural/ |access-date=16 May 2024 |work=GasteizHoy |date=4 February 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=San Pedro |first1=Eva |title=El hombre de paja y sus fechorías arden en la hoguera |url=https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/alava/2024/02/02/hombre-paja-fechorias-arden-hoguera-7821254.html |access-date=16 May 2024 |work=Noticias de Álava |date=2 February 2024 |language=es}} The testimonies of the village elders were used to recreate the traditional carnivals.
References
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External links
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Category:Concejos in Asparrena
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