Bérriz | |
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  Bérriz Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates:43°10′33″N2°24′32″W / 43.17583°N 2.40889°W /43.17583; -2.40889 | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Basque Kintra |
| Province | Biscay |
| Comarca | Durangaldea |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Jose Jabier Azpitarte Ariño |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.07 km2 (11.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 4,888 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Berritzarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48240 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Berriz (inBasque an offeecially, inSpaingie:Bérriz) is aelizate, toun anmunicipality locatit in the province oBiscay, in theBasque Kintra, northrenSpain. Berriz is pairt o thecomarca oDurangaldea an haes a population o 4.759 inhabitants as of 2007 an accordin tae theSpaingie Naitional Stateestics Institute.
Berriz belangs tae a series oBasque toponyms wi a-iz endin.Julio Caro Baroja defendit that maist o these toponyms came frae a oreeginal Basque toponym plus theLaitin suffix-icus. Caro Baroja considered that on toponymy, the suffixes-oz,-ez an-iz uised tae be combined wi the name o the awner o the land, wi its oreegin bein in some place atween theMiddle Ages an theRoman Empire.
In the case oBerriz, Caro Baroja suggestit that the name micht come fraeVerrius, the documentedLaitin name. Then, tae the nameVerrius it wis addit the suffix-icus (indicating that the land wur awned bi Verrius) an becameVerricus[1] Frae then, the name evolvit taeVerrici an frae thare taeVerriz. The name o the toun inSpaingie uised tae beVérriz.
Anither theory aboot is oreegin negates the Laitin oreegin an proposes aBasque oreegin.Berriz micht come fraeBe(h)e ("unner") anOiz in reference tae theOiz muntain, an then "unner Oiz" as o "in the or at the bottom o Oiz".
