This article is about the village and municipality. For the cuadrilla, see Cuadrilla de Añana. For other uses, see Anana.
"Salinas de Añana" redirects here. For the landform, rather than the municipality, see Salt Valley of Añana.
Añana is both a valley and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its main population center is the village of Salinas de Añana (Basque: Gesaltza Añana). Moreover, Añana is also the name of one of the seven counties in which the province of Álava is divided. The town is renowned for its old salt flats, which were formed beginning in the Triassic Period.[2]
The salt water in the valley of Añana emerges from natural springs, where it is extracted using evaporation in pans. Archeological evidence suggests the site has been in use for 7,000 years making this the oldest active salt production site in the world. The salt pans as they are seen today were mostly developed in the first century BCE. Over 5,000 pans have been built since Roman times, with exportation of its salt a major business, especially after the year 1114 when special rights were granted to the town. It was claimed by the Spanish crown in 1564 who oversaw salt production until 1868. By the 1970s, production had decreased and the pans were largely abandoned as marine salt production had become cheaper and more efficient. At the end of the 20th century the salt pans began to be restored as a not-for-profit organisation, with a significant production of gourmet salts as well as spa tourism to bring needed income to the area.[3] The site was added to the European Route of Industrial Heritage in 2019. [4]
añana, this, article, about, village, municipality, cuadrilla, cuadrilla, other, uses, anana, salinas, redirects, here, landform, rather, than, municipality, salt, valley, both, valley, municipality, located, province, Álava, basque, country, northern, spain, . This article is about the village and municipality For the cuadrilla see Cuadrilla de Anana For other uses see Anana Salinas de Anana redirects here For the landform rather than the municipality see Salt Valley of Anana Anana is both a valley and municipality located in the province of Alava in the Basque Country northern Spain Its main population center is the village of Salinas de Anana Basque Gesaltza Anana Moreover Anana is also the name of one of the seven counties in which the province of Alava is divided The town is renowned for its old salt flats which were formed beginning in the Triassic Period 2 AnanaMunicipalityVillage of Salinas de AnanaCoat of armsAnanaLocation within the Basque CountryCoordinates 42 48 08 N 2 59 10 W 42 80222 N 2 98611 W 42 80222 2 98611CountrySpainAutonomous communityBasque CountryProvinceAlavaComarcaCuadrilla de AnanaGovernment MayorJuan Carlos Medina Martinez EAJ PNV Area Total21 92 km2 8 46 sq mi Population 2018 1 Total151 Density6 9 km2 18 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code01423Official language s Basque SpanishSalt Valley editMain article Salt Valley of Anana nbsp View of Anana The salt water in the valley of Anana emerges from natural springs where it is extracted using evaporation in pans Archeological evidence suggests the site has been in use for 7 000 years making this the oldest active salt production site in the world The salt pans as they are seen today were mostly developed in the first century BCE Over 5 000 pans have been built since Roman times with exportation of its salt a major business especially after the year 1114 when special rights were granted to the town It was claimed by the Spanish crown in 1564 who oversaw salt production until 1868 By the 1970s production had decreased and the pans were largely abandoned as marine salt production had become cheaper and more efficient At the end of the 20th century the salt pans began to be restored as a not for profit organisation with a significant production of gourmet salts as well as spa tourism to bring needed income to the area 3 The site was added to the European Route of Industrial Heritage in 2019 4 References edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute The origin of salt Fundacion Valle Salado de Anana Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 October 2012 Visiting the Salt Valley Fundacion Valle Salado de Anana Archived from the original on 23 June 2013 Retrieved 25 October 2012 Anana Salt Valley European Route of Industrial Heritage Retrieved 21 July 2022 External links editANANA in the Bernardo Estornes Lasa Aunamendi Encyclopedia in Spanish Salinas de Anana and Salt Valley Tourism Office nbsp This article about a location in the Basque Country Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anana amp oldid 1197573281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
