Gerediaga Assembly Hall

Gerediaga, meeting place for Duranguesado

In 2003, the General Assemblies of Bizkaia recovered the Hermitage of San Salvador y San Clemente de Gerediaga, the site where the Assemblies of the Merindad (Administrative district) of Durango would meet. Today, the building is used as the venue for some of the plenary meetings held regularly by the regional institution.

The history of this area dates back to almost the Middle Ages. In days gone by, the Duranguesado region had an autonomous political life and made decisions on its own matters. Indeed, during some historic times, the area was politically separated from the rest of Bizkaia, at some point serving as a border of the Kingdom of Navarre.

Also evidence of the region´s personality is the fact that participation of the Duranguesado in the Assemblies of Gernika was never on an individual basis for each parish, instead, the Assembly of Gerediaga would send common representatives, initially two since 1628, a figure that was increased to 5 in 1740, reaching a maximum of 8 c. 1800.

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ADDRESS

BI-3341, 11. 48220 Gerediaga, Abadiño

SCHEDULES

Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..

Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

THE SQUARE

THE SQUARE

The first square in Gerediaga was built by Martín López de Traña in 1621. This is a slightly elliptical structure with 16 spokes of 7.95 metres that extend out from a central circle.

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THE HERMITAGE

THE HERMITAGE

It would appear that the first hermitage, dedicated to S. Salvador and S. Clemente, was erected in the 16thcentury.

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THE OAK

There are records of the existence of an Oak in Gerediaga. With the construction of the Durango-Eibar road (1789), the tree, located near the road embankment, disappeared some years later. The present-day tree grew in Gerediaga, recovered from a small wood that perhaps originated from the acorns of the old oak.

THE OAK

THE CROSS

Erected in sandstone in 1633. A capital rests on the shaft, and a cross on the capital exhibits the image of Jesus Christ crucified on one side, and on the other the Virgin Mary on a half moon, holding the baby Jesus in her arms.

THE CROSS
THE ENTRANCE TO DE ASSEMBLY HOUSE

THE ENTRANCE TO DE ASSEMBLY HOUSE

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