Alkiza
Sign in to saveAlkiza is a rural municipality in the centre of Gipuzkoa, northwest of the Tolosaldea County, in the Basque Country. It is 27 kilometres south of San Sebastian. In 2019 it had 373 inhabitants, of which 88.8% were Basque speakers. Alkiza is an independent municipality since 1731; previously it depended on Tolosa and San Sebastian.
Key facts
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- Alkiza
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- Alkiza, Euskal Herria.JPG
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- Alkiza in 2010
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- 70px
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- Spain Basque Country#Spain
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- Location of Alkiza within the Basque Country##Location of Alkiza within Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Gipuzkoa
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- Comarca
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- Tolosaldea
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- Mayor
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- Iñaki Irazabalbeitia
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- 11.87
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- auto
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- CET
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- +1
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Hydrology
- Adjacent municipalities
- History
- Administrative organization
- Demography
- Economy
- Politics
- Education
- Language
- Culture
- Monuments
- Lete manor
- Parish of San Martin de Tours
- Hermitages of Santiago and the Holly Cross
- Cemetery
- Pelota Court or Fronton
- Other places of interest
- Known people from Alkiza
- References
- External links
Alkiza is a rural municipality in the centre of Gipuzkoa, northwest of the Tolosaldea County, in the Basque Country. It is 27 kilometres south of San Sebastian. In 2019 it had 373 inhabitants, of which 88.8% were Basque speakers. Alkiza is an independent municipality since 1731; previously it depended on Tolosa and San Sebastian.
Alkiza is connected with Anoeta and Asteasu through the GI-3630 road. The Asteasu branch was inaugurated in 1952 and the Anoeta branch in 1957. Until then, farm roads and paths linked Alkiza with the nearby villages.