Zigoitia (, )
is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the province of
Ãlava
Ãlava () or Araba (), officially Araba/Ãlava, is a Provinces of Spain, province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, heir of the ancient Basque señorÃos#Lords of Ãlava, Lordship ...
, in the
Basque Country, northern
Spain
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. Its capital is the village of
Ondategi. In 2013 the largest common grave from the
Spanish Civil War
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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
Zuia () is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province of Ãlava, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, northern Spain.
History
The first mention of the Zuia Valley is in the document from the ...
, 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 ''
BoletÃn Oficial del Estado
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'' on 13 September 1996.
Geography
Administrative subdivisions
The municipality contains 17 villages. All of them are organized into ''
concejos'' with the exception of
Larrinoa.
See also
*
Cave of Zubialde
References
External links
*
Municipalities in Ãlava
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