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Zigoitia
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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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zigoitia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Apodaka 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Basque Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Álava
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Gorbeialdea
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 01138, 01196
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Zigoitia
- Demonym
- cigoitiano
- Population
- 1057
- Area
- 10.207
- Elevation
- 600
- Image
- ONDATEGI IMG 5379 QUINTAS (23819693779).jpg
- Licence plate code
- VI
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- Commons category
- Zigoitia
- postal code
- 01138
- native label
- Zigoitia
- female population
- 803
- male population
- 944
- P8168
- Houma
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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".
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