page_title: Baserri
section_title: Tower farmhouses
hierarchical_section_title: Baserri / Tower farmhouses
caption_attribution_description: English: The Aranguren fortified tower in Orozko
context_page_description: A baserri is a traditional half-timbered or stone-built type of housebarn farmhouse found in the Basque Country in Northern Spain and Southwestern France. The baserris, with their gently sloping roofs and entrance portals, are highly characteristic of the region and form a vital part in traditional Basque societal structures. They are also seen to have played an important role in protecting the Basque language in periods of persecution by providing the language with a very dispersed but substantial speaker base.
context_section_description: Some baserris seem to defy the normal definition of a baserri. In many cases, these are the result of the Juntas Generales of Biscay and Gipuzkoa ordering the tower houses (dorretxeak in Basque) razed following centuries of Basque partisan wars. Many were converted into non-military buildings, resulting in rather unusual baserris.
caption: The Aranguren baserri in Orozko, converted from a fortified tower.
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