Vitoria-Gasteiz
municipality of Álava, autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain
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Summary
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a municipality of Spain[1]. Vitoria-Gasteiz ranks in the top 0.45% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,515 views/month, #25 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Green Capital Award[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cuadrilla de Vitoria[4]
- Country: Spain[5], Kingdom of Castile[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Zadorra[7]
- Head of government: Maider Etxebarria[8]
- Continent: Europe[9]
- Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz City[10]
- Shares border with: Arratzua-Ubarrundia[11], Elburgo/Burgelu[12], Barrundia[13], Iruraiz-Gauna[14], Bernedo[15], Iruña de Oca/Iruña Oka[16], Kuartango[17], Zuia[18], Zigoitia[19], Condado de Treviño[20], La Puebla de Arganzón[21]
- Founder: Sancho VI of Navarre[22]
- Owned by: Alfonso VIII of Castile[23], Alfonso X of Castile and Leon[24]
- Flag: flag of Vitoria-Gasteiz[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Kutaisi[26], Vitória[27], Angoulême[28], Kogo[29], Anaheim[30], Sullana[31], Zug[32], La Güera[33], Mar del Plata[34], Victoria[35], Ibagué[36], Dortmund[37]
- Coat of arms: Escudo de Vitoria[38]
- Postal code: 01001–01015[39]
- Commons category: Vitoria-Gasteiz[40]
- Licence plate code: VI[41]
- Patron saint: Our Lady of the Snows[42]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[43], UTC+02:00[44]
- Inception: 1181[45]
- Significant event: Battle of Vitoria[46], industrialisation[47]
- Official website: https://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/[48]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vitoria-Gasteiz[49]
- Commons gallery: Vitoria-Gasteiz[50]
- Described at URL: https://www.spain.info/en/destination/vitoria-gasteiz/[51], https://tourism.euskadi.eus/en/top10/towns/vitoria-gasteiz/webtur00-recursostop/en/[52], https://www.expedia.co.uk/Vitoria-Gasteiz.dx3709[53], https://www.basquecountry-tourism.com/location/vitoria-gasteiz/[54]
- Population: 241,386[55], 242,223[56], 239,562[57], 238,247[58], 235,661[59], 232,477[60], 229,484[61], 227,568[62], 226,490[63], 223,702[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Vitoria-Gasteiz include Vitoria Airport[65], an airport[66], in Spain[67].
Why It Matters
Vitoria-Gasteiz has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Vitoria-Gasteiz is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Vitoria-Gasteiz include Vitoria Airport[65], an airport[66], in Spain[67].
FAQs
What awards did Vitoria-Gasteiz receive?
Honors received include European Green Capital Award[3].