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Navia, Asturias
Navia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Cantabrian Sea, and is bordered by the municipalities of Villayón to the south, Valdés to the east, and Coaña to the west. It is also the name of a parish and a village in the municipality. The Navia River flows through the municipality. Parishes * Andés * Anleo * Navia * Piñera * Polavieja *Puerto de Vega Puerto de Vega is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. In 1995, Puerto de Vega won the Prince of Asturias Award The Princes ... * Villanueva * Villapedre References External linksWeb del Descenso de la ría del mismo nombreAsociación Juvenil de Navia (AJUNA)Club Natación Villa de Navia Municipalities in Asturias * {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Spain
The municipality ( es, municipio, , ca, municipi, gl, concello, eu, udalerria, ast, conceyu)In other languages of Spain: * Catalan/Valencian (), sing. ''municipi''. * Galician () or (), sing. ''municipio''/''bisbarra''. *Basque (), sing. ''udalerria''. * Asturian (), sing. ''conceyu''. is the basic local administrative division in Spain together with the province. Organisation Each municipality forms part of a province which in turn forms part or the whole of an autonomous community (17 in total plus Ceuta and Melilla): some autonomous communities also group municipalities into entities known as ''comarcas'' (districts) or ''mancomunidades'' (commonwealths). There are a total of 8,131 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. In the Principality of Asturias, municipalities are officially named ''concejos'' (councils). The average population of a municipality is about 5,300, but this figure masks a huge range: the most populo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantabrian Sea
The Cantabrian Sea; french: Mer Cantabrique, gl, Mar Cantábrico, ast, Mar Cantábricu, eu, Kantauri. is the term used mostly in Spain to describe the coastal sea of the Atlantic Ocean that borders the northern coast of Spain and the southwest side of the Atlantic coast of France. It extends from the cape Estaca de Bares in the province of A Coruña, to the mouth of the river Adour, near the city of Bayonne on the coast of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in French Basque Country. The sea borders of coastline shared by the Spanish provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Asturias, Cantabria, Biscay and Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ..., and the French area of Labourd. Notes and references {{notelist European seas Seas of Spain Seas of France Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayuntamiento De Navia
''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain: * ca, ajuntament (). * gl, concello (). * eu, udaletxea (). is the general term for the town council, or ''cabildo'', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin America, for the municipality itself. is mainly used in Spain; in Latin America is also for municipal governing bodies, especially the executive ones, where the legislative body and the executive body are two separate entities. In Catalan-speaking parts of Spain, municipalities generally use the Catalan cognate, , while Galician ones use the word , Astur-Leonese and Basque . Since is a metonym for the building in which the council meets, it also translates to "city/town hall" in English. Historically With the eighteenth-century Bourbon Reforms in New Spain, which created intendancies and weakened the power of the viceroy, the ''ayuntamientos'' "became the institution representing the interests of the local and regional oligarchical gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villapedre
Villapedre is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Villages * Barzana * Cabrafigal * El Bao * El Barbeitín * El Cueto * La Peña * Pedrosa * Tox * Villainclán * Villaiz * Villar Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villanueva (Navia)
Villanueva is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Villages * Armental * Balmeón (Valmeón) * Buenaavist * Cabanella * La Colorada * La Mabona (Llamabúa) * La Venta * Las Aceñas (Las Acenias) * Salcedo * Talarén Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto De Vega
Puerto de Vega is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. In 1995, Puerto de Vega won the Prince of Asturias Award to the Exemplary Town of Asturias. Villages * Puerto de Vega * Santa Marina * Soirana * Vega * Cima y Vigo Notable people *Álvaro de Navia Osorio y Vigil, Marqués de Santa Cruz de Marcenado *Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. Life and influence of ..., statesman and poet (1744–1811), died here Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polavieja
Polavieja (Polavieya in Asturian language) is one of eight Parish (administrative division), parishes in Navia (Spain), Navia, a Municipalities of Spain, municipality within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Villages * Artedo (L'artedu) * Caborno (Cabornu) * El Bidulare (El Vidural) * Carvajal (El Carbayal) * Las Escas * Polavieja (La Polavieya) * San Miguel de los Eiros (Samigaldeiros) * Villabona Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piñera (Navia)
Piñera is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Villages * Busmargalí (Busmargalín) * El Seijo (El Seixo) * Freal * Frejulfe (Frexulfe) * Fuentes (Fontes) * Piñera * Somorto (El Somourtu) * Villaoril (Villauril) Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navia (parish)
Navia is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Parishes in Navia {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anleo
Anleo is one of eight parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... The village of Anleo is located at an altitude of 130 m and is 5.8 km from the town of Navia, capital of the council. The architectural work that governs this small town is the palace of Anleo, which is currently undergoing rehabilitation. It has an L shape. Its origin dates back to the 13th century and it gave shelter to Saint Francis of Assisi on his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela . It was burned in a fire in 1520 ; it was rebuilt and rebuilt in 1704. Today you can see the monumental character it had, with its square towers framing the facade. Three towers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andés
Andés is one of eight Parish (administrative division), parishes (administrative divisions) in Navia (Spain), Navia, a Municipalities of Spain, municipality within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The parish of Andés is located on the western coast of the Principality of Asturias. Within the municipality of Navia it is located between the towns of Puerto de Vega and Navia. Population The parish has a population of 701 inhabitants and an area of 6.46 km². Villages * El Monte * La Casanova * L'Aspra * Las Cortías * La Guardia * La Villalonga * Téifaros (see below) * Paderne * La Cruz de Paderne * La Colorada * La Venta Téifaros The village of Teifaros consists of only about a little over a dozen houses, including a few farms, where cows are raised for their milk. From Teifaros, the sea is visible, and the beaches of Fabal and Frejulfe are easily accessible by foot. The countryside is a mixture of cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish (subnational Entity)
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. To distinguish it from an ''ecclesiastical parish'', the term ''civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...'' is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below. The table below lists countries which use this administrative division: See also * Muban References {{Terms for types of country subdivisions Types of administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
