Lantarón
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Lantarón | |
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  Lantarón Location of Lantarón within the Basque Country  Lantarón Location of Lantarón within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′N 02°58′W / 42.717°N 2.967°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Basque Country |
| Province | Álava |
| Comarca | Cuadrilla de Añana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Javier Uriarte Jairo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.77 km2 (23.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 872 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 01213 |
| Website | www.lantaron.org/ |
Lantarón is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Villages
[edit]- Alcedo
- Bergüenda (Bergonda)
- Caicedo de Yuso
- Comunión
- Fontecha
- Leciñana del Camino (Leziñana)
- Molinilla
- Puentelarrá (Larrazubi)
- Salcedo
- Sobrón
- Turiso
- Zubillaga
History
[edit]In the Middle Ages, Lantarón was the site of a fortress on the eastern edge of the Kingdom of León. In the ninth and tenth centuries the fortress was commanded by a series of counts, often in conjunction with that of Cerezo: Gonzalo Téllez (897), Munio Vélaz (919), Fernando Díaz (923) and Álvaro Herraméliz (929).
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
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