Zigoitia (, ) is a municipality in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its capital is the village of Ondategi. In 2013 the largest common grave from the Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country was excavated in the locality.
Toponymy The name Zigoitia is usually described as consisting of the Basque elements (an aspirated variant of , meaning "bridge") and "upper". The toponym , meaning "Upper Zuffia", is attested in the medieval ; while the neighboring municipality of Zuia, located in a valley, corresponds to , meaning "Lower Zuffia".
Zigoitia is the form of the name in standard Basque orthography. It was adopted in 1995 by the municipal council, and published by the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 13 September 1996.
Geography
Administrative subdivisions The municipality contains 17 villages. All of them are organized into concejos with the exception of Larrinoa. Official name Basque name Spanish name Population (2021) Area (km2) Notes Acosta/Okoizta Okoizta Acosta 71 2.01 Concejo Apodaka Apodaka Apodaca 155 7.16 Concejo Berrikano Berrikano Berrícano 148 3.41 Concejo Buruaga Buruaga Buruaga 48 5.01 Concejo Diseminado/Sakabanatua Sakabanatua Diseminado 14 – Isolated houses not belonging to other settlements. Eribe Eribe Eribe 63 3.72 Concejo Etxabarri Ibiña Etxabarri Ibiña Echávarri-Viña 315 6.20 Concejo Etxaguen Etxaguen Echagüen 80 1.53 Concejo Gopegi Gopegi Gopegui 280 2.35 Concejo Larrinoa Larrinoa Larrínoa 34 – Letona Letona Letona 44 6.37 Concejo Manurga Manurga Manurga 80 4.47 Concejo Mendarozketa Mendarozketa Mendarózqueta 43 3.18 Concejo Murua Murua Murúa 153 1.94 Concejo Olano Olano Olano 24 3.05 Concejo Ondategi Ondategi Ondátegui 169 4.09 Concejo, capital of the municipality Zaitegi Zaitegi Záitegui 44 4.04 Concejo Zestafe Zestafe Cestafe 37 1.80 Concejo
See also Cave of Zubialde
References
External links