Onraita/Erroeta

Onraita/Erroeta
Onraita/Erroeta
Onraita/Erroeta
Onraita/Erroeta
Coordinates: 42°47′40″N 2°23′50″W / 42.7944°N 2.3972°W / 42.7944; -2.3972
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityBasque Country
ProvinceÁlava
ComarcaMontaña Alavesa
MunicipalityArraia-Maeztu
Area
 • Total
6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Elevation
962 m (3,156 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
19
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Postal code
01129

Onraita (Spanish pronunciation: [onˈrajta]) or Erroeta (Basque pronunciation: [eroeta]) is a hamlet and concejo located in the municipality of Arraia-Maeztu, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It is the highest settlement in the province of Álava.[2]

Toponymy

In the year 1025, in the Reja de San Millán, it appears as Erroheta.[3]Other names it has had are Honrayta (1257), Onrraita (1456-58), Hondraita (1483), Onraita - Erroeta (1986).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. p. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ Lobera, Joseb (22 February 2008). "Onraita, en lo más alto de Álava". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Edición electrónica del Becerro Galicano de San Millán de la Cogolla". www.ehu.eus. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. ^ "Onraita - Lugares - EODA". www.euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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