Lubiano

Lubiano
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Lubiano
Lubiano
Lubiano
Coordinates: 42°52′54″N 2°34′44″W / 42.8817°N 2.5789°W / 42.8817; -2.5789
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaVitoria-Gasteiz
MunicipalityVitoria-Gasteiz
Area
 • Total
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
34
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Postal code
01192

Lubiano (Basque: Lubinao)[2] is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

Lubiano was first mentioned and recorded as Luviano in the Reja de San Millán of 1025, and referenced again as Luviano in 1257.[3] It became part of the municipality of Vitoria in 1332.[4]

Geography

It is located in the northeast of the municipality, at the foot of the Iturriaga hill.[5] The environmental make-up was described in 1847 as consisting of large oak groves and swamps.[6] The village is built over clay loam.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 260. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Lubiano. Onomástica". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Lubiano. Historia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Lubiano - Entidad local menor". Website of the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ Madoz, Pascual (1847). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-historico de España y sus posesiones de ultramar (in Spanish). Vol. X. p. 407.
  7. ^ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Lubiano". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 12 December 2023.