Draft:Altza


Altza
Alza
Neighbourhood
Coordinates: 43°18′50″N 1°56′05″W / 43.31389°N 1.93472°W 
Country Spain
Autonomous community Basque Country
ProvinceGipuzkoa
DemonymAltzatarra
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)Basque, Spanish
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Altza (also known in Spanish as Alza) is a neighbourhood located in the eastern part of the city of San Sebastian, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Iberia. Altza is the Basque word for the alder tree, which is depicted in the former town's shield.

Historically, Altza was a self-ruling rural town with many farmhouses around. However, when it became part of San Sebastian in 1940, workers from that city and from abroad moved into the town thereby contributing to a significant increase in its population.[1]

  1. ^ "El final de la Villa de Alza: la fusión con San Sebastián (1940)" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 2024-06-01.