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Sariego
Sariego ( Asturian: Sariegu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Gijón and Villaviciosa, on the east by Villaviciosa, Nava and Cabranes, on the south by Siero and Nava, and on the west by Siero. The source of the Nora River is within the municipality. The principal holidays are that of Santiago (the weekend before July 25) and San Pedrín de la Cueva (the third Sunday in August). The principal monuments of Sariego are the churches of Santiago el Mayor, San Román, and Santa María de Narzana, all of which are constructed in a Romanesque style. The ''Palacio de los Vigil Quiñones'', erected in the 16th century, is also notable. Toponymy The decree 116/2005 of November 17, 2005, published in the December 2 ''Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias'' (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of San Román (Sariego)
The Church of San Roman (Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Román'') is a medieval church in Sariego, Asturias, Spain. San Román is one of three parishes in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... of Sariego. The building is Romanesque in appearance but has older origins, as evidenced in the fenestration (a window is dated to the 10th century). See also * Church of Santiago (Sariego) References Churches in Asturias with Pre-Romanesque work {{Spain-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Santiago De Sariego
The Church of Santiago ( es, Iglesia de Santiago de Sariego or ''Santiago el mayor'') is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Sariego, in the community of Asturias, Spain. Originally built in the 10th century, the church has pre-Romanesque windows reminiscent of those of the Church of San Salvador de Valdediós. (Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the creation and expansion of the kingdom of Asturias). It was refurbished in the 15th or 16th centuries. The church was burned down during the Spanish Civil war The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ... and rebuilt.. References Santiago (Sariego) 10th-century churches in Spain 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Bien de Interés Cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Román (Sariego)
San Román is one of three parishes in Sariego, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is from Vega, the municipal capital. It is in size, with a population of 239INE2005). The postal code is 33518. Villages * Acéu * Figares * San Román * Valvidares See also *Church of San Román (Sariego) The Church of San Roman (Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Román'') is a medieval church in Sariego, Asturias, Spain. San Román is one of three parishes in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corpora ... References Parishes in Sariego {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Santiago (Sariego)
The Church of Santiago ( es, Iglesia de Santiago de Sariego or ''Santiago el mayor'') is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Sariego, in the community of Asturias, Spain. Originally built in the 10th century, the church has pre-Romanesque windows reminiscent of those of the Church of San Salvador de Valdediós. (Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the creation and expansion of the kingdom of Asturias). It was refurbished in the 15th or 16th centuries. The church was burned down during the Spanish Civil war The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ... and rebuilt.. References Santiago (Sariego) 10th-century churches in Spain 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Bien de Interés Cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago (Sariego)
Santiago is one of three parishes in Sariego, 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 parish church is the Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor (Sariego). It is in size, with a population of 694INE2005). Villages and hamlets * Berros * La Carcavá * La Cuesta * Llamasanti * Moral * Ñora * Pedrosa * El Rebollal * Santianes * La Vega Parishes in Sariego {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narzana
Narzana is one of three Parish (administrative division), parishes in Sariego, a Municipalities of Spain, municipality within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is in size, with a population of 838. The principal monument is the Church of Santa María de Narzana, constructed in a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style. Villages * Aramanti * Barbechu * Canal * Castañera * Miares * La Rimá * Villar References Parishes in Sariego {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities In Asturias
This is a list of the 78 municipalities in the provinces of Spain, province and autonomous community of Asturias, Spain, with their areas, populations and the Comarcas of Asturias, comarca in which each is located. See also *Geography of Spain *List of Spanish cities References {{Municipalities of Spain Municipalities in Asturias, * Lists of municipalities in Spain, Asturias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo (comarca)
Oviedo is one of 8 ''comarcas'' of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. The comarca is formed by 21 municipalities (''municipios''). From east to west they are: * Cabranes * Nava * Sariego *Bimenes * Sieru *Noreña * Oviedo * Llanera * Las Regueras *Ribera de Arriba *Morcín * Riosa * Santo Adriano *Grado * Quirós *Teverga *Proaza * Yernes y Tameza *Somiedo Somiedo ( Asturian: Somiedu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Belmonte de Miranda, on the east by Teverga, on the west by Tineo and Cangas del Narcea, and on the ... * Salas * Miranda Comarcas of Asturias {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nava, Asturias
Nava is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is also the name of one of the parishes in this municipality, as well as the name of the municipal capital. Nava is bordered on the north by Sariego, Villaviciosa and Cabranes, on the south by Laviana and Piloña, on the east by Piloña, and on the west by Bimenes and Siero. The Cider Museum, dedicated to the Asturian national drink, is located in the capital. Parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ... There are six parishes (administrative divisions): * Ceceda * Cuenya * El Remedio * Nava * Priandi * Tresali Politics References External linksFederación Asturiana de Concejos Municipalities in Asturias * {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villaviciosa, Asturias
Villaviciosa () is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. José Ángel Hevia Velasco was born in the town. Villaviciosa is important for the production of cider. The town also produces milk and relies on tourism, with natural landscapes and beaches. Geography Villaviciosa is situated on the central eastern coastline, and borders the Asturian municipalities of Gijón and Siero to the west, Sariego, Nava, Cabranes and Piloña to the south and Colunga to the east. The total area is Demographics It had a population of 14,962 in 2011. History In prehistory, several Hill forts surrounded Villaviciosa, most located in the axis of the ria, near Rodiles. During the time of the Kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century, the population migrated to areas such as Amandi, Camoca, and Bedriñana, appearing frequently in the ''Maliayo territory''. By the time of Alfonso IX of León, in the 13th century, the municipality had begun to repopulate, as witnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Community
eu, autonomia erkidegoa ca, comunitat autònoma gl, comunidade autónoma oc, comunautat autonòma an, comunidat autonoma ast, comunidá autónoma , alt_name = , map = , category = Autonomous administrative division , territory = , upper_unit = , start_date = 1979–1983 , legislation_begin = Spanish Constitution of 1978 , legislation_end = , end_date = , current_number = 17 autonomous communities 2 autonomous cities , number_date = , type = , status = , exofficio = , population_range = Autonomous communities:319,914 (La Rioja) – 8,464,411 (Andalusia)Autonomous cities:84,202 (Ceuta) – 87,076 (Melilla) , area_range = Autonomous communities:4,992 km2 ( Balearic Islands) – 94,223 km2 (Castile and León)Autonomous cities:12.3 km2 (Melilla) – 18.5 km2 (Ceuta) , government = Autonomous government , subdivision = Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanesque Architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. The Romanesque style in England and Sicily is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture. Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading. Each building has clearly defined forms, frequently of very regular, symmetrical plan; the overall appearance is one of simplic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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