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Suarbol
Suarbol is a village belonging to the shire of '' Los Ancares'' situated in the region of El Bierzo within the province of León ( Castile & León, Spain). Both Suarbol and its neighbouring town Balouta are the last villages of the province of León before crossing towards the province of Lugo ( Galicia, Spain) At present, Suarbol has seven inhabitants, reaching 34 in summer vacations. The locals live mainly by having farms. The inhabitants of Suarbol for the most part migrated to Barcelona in the 1950s and the 1960s, and still keep their houses in this village nowadays. The one that migrated, usually make their way back to Suarbol in holidays, generally in order to spend their summer holidays here. The first name of Suarbol was ''Ambasaguas'' (that means ''surrounded by water'', since the village is surrounded by two rivers: one at the entrance of the village and the other at the exit. Heritage The main element defining Suarbol is its traditional architecture buildings: horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Suarbol is a village belonging to the shire of ''Los Ancares'' situated in the region of El Bierzo within the province of León ( Castile & León, Spain). Both Suarbol and its neighbouring town Balouta are the last villages of the province of León before crossing towards the province of Lugo ( Galicia, Spain) At present, Suarbol has seven inhabitants, reaching 34 in summer vacations. The locals live mainly by having farms. The inhabitants of Suarbol for the most part migrated to Barcelona in the 1950s and the 1960s, and still keep their houses in this village nowadays. The one that migrated, usually make their way back to Suarbol in holidays, generally in order to spend their summer holidays here. The first name of Suarbol was ''Ambasaguas'' (that means ''surrounded by water'', since the village is surrounded by two rivers: one at the entrance of the village and the other at the exit. Heritage The main element defining Suarbol is its traditional architecture buildings: horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Suarbol is a village belonging to the shire of ''Los Ancares'' situated in the region of El Bierzo within the province of León ( Castile & León, Spain). Both Suarbol and its neighbouring town Balouta are the last villages of the province of León before crossing towards the province of Lugo ( Galicia, Spain) At present, Suarbol has seven inhabitants, reaching 34 in summer vacations. The locals live mainly by having farms. The inhabitants of Suarbol for the most part migrated to Barcelona in the 1950s and the 1960s, and still keep their houses in this village nowadays. The one that migrated, usually make their way back to Suarbol in holidays, generally in order to spend their summer holidays here. The first name of Suarbol was ''Ambasaguas'' (that means ''surrounded by water'', since the village is surrounded by two rivers: one at the entrance of the village and the other at the exit. Heritage The main element defining Suarbol is its traditional architecture buildings: horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candín
Candín () is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 310 inhabitants. It is one of Galician speaking councils of Castilla y León Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha *Kingdom of ... Towns * Balouta * Espinareda de Ancares * Lumeras * Pereda de Ancares * Sorbeira * Suarbol * Suertes * Tejedo de Ancares * Villarbón * Villasumil References Municipalities in El Bierzo {{León-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Ancares
Los Ancares is a district in northern Spain, which is noted for its unspoilt landscapes and ecological importance. The area takes its identity from the Sierra de los Ancares mountains which form a political and linguistic boundary between the autonomous communities of Galicia and Castile and León. The Spanish term ''Los Ancares Leoneses'' is sometimes used to refer to the zone on the Castile and León side of the sierra, which is in the basin of the river Sil. ''Os Ancares Lucenses'' is the corresponding term for the Galician side of the sierra: in Spanish, the name is Los Ancares. World Heritage Site The area is a projected World Heritage Site, which would also include Somiedo Natural Park in Asturias. UNESCO tentative list Wildlife Fauna includes the |
Bien De Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and includes not only material heritage (cultural property), like monuments or movable works of art, but also intangible cultural heritage, such as the Silbo Gomero language. Some ''bienes'' enjoy international protection as World Heritage Sites or Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. History In Spain, the category of ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of '' Monumento nacional ''(national monument) in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property. The category has been translated as "Cultural Interest Asset". ''Monumentos'' are now identified as one of the sub-categories of ''Bien de Interés Cultural.'' Sub-categories The movable heritage d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of León
León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the capital, León. The climate is dry, cold in winter and hot in summer. This creates the perfect environment for wine and all types of cold meats and sausages like the leonese “Morcilla” and the “Cecina”. There are two famous Roman Catholic cathedrals in the province, the main one in León and another in Astorga. The province shares the Picos de Europa National Park (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and Asturias. It has 211 municipalities. History The province of León was established in 1833 with the new Spanish administrative organisation of regions and provinces to replace former kingdoms. The Leonese Region was composed of the provinces of León, Salamanca and Zamora. Until 1833, the independently administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castro Culture
Castro culture ( gl, cultura castrexa, pt, cultura castreja, ast, cultura castriega, es, cultura castreña, meaning "culture of the hillforts") is the archaeological term for the material culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day northern Portugal together with the Spanish regions of Galicia, Asturias, and western León) from the end of the Bronze Age (c. 9th century BC) until it was subsumed by Roman culture (c. 1st century BC). It is the culture associated with the Gallaecians and Astures. The most notable characteristics of this culture are: its walled oppida and hillforts, known locally as ''castros'', from Latin ''castrum'' 'castle', and the scarcity of visible burial practices, in spite of the frequent depositions of prestige items and goods, swords and other metallic riches in rocky outcrops, rivers and other aquatic contexts since the Atlantic Bronze Age. This cultural area extended east to the Cares river and south into the lower Dour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight Comarcas of Asturias, ''comarcas'' (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by Province of León, León (Castile and León) to the south, by Province of Lugo, Lugo (Galicia (Spain), Galicia) to the west, and by the Cantabrian Sea, Cantabrian sea to the north. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a oceanic climate, maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibias
Ibias is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Allande and A Fonsagranda and Negueira (in the Province of Lugo, Galicia); on the east by Degaña and Cangas de Narcea; on the south by Peranzais and Candín (in the province of León) y on the west by A Fonsagrada and Navia de Suarna (also in Lugo province). Parishes There are 11 parishes (administrative divisions): * Cecos * Marentes * Los Cotos * Pelliceira * San Antolín *San Clemente San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway between ... * Sena * Seroiro * Sisterna * Taladrid * Tormaleo References External linksFederación Asturiana de Concejos Web de la fiesta de la campa Municipalities in Asturias * {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Bierzo
El Bierzo (; ; gl, O Bierzo) is a ''comarca'' in the province of León, Spain. Its capital is the town of Ponferrada. Other major towns are Bembibre and Villafranca del Bierzo, the historical capital. The territory of El Bierzo includes most of the upper basin of the Sil river. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, which makes this area remarkably isolated from all neighbouring lands. History In pre-Roman times the region was populated by the Astures, a Hispano-Celtic Gallaecian people. They were conquered by Emperor Augustus in the Astur-Cantabrian Wars (29–19 BC) and the area quickly became the largest mining center of the Empire during the Roman period, where gold and other metals and minerals were extracted. Numerous Roman mining sites are still visible in the area, one of the most spectacular being Las Médulas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Romans also imported grapevines, and wine production thrived in the region until the propagation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palloza
A palloza (also known as pallouza or pallaza) is a traditional dwelling of the Serra dos Ancares of northwest Spain. Structure A palloza is a traditional thatched house as found in Leonese county of El Bierzo, Serra dos Ancares in Galicia, and south-west of Asturias; corresponding to Astur tribes area, one of pre Hispano-Celtic inhabitants of northwest Hispania. It is circular or oval, and about ten or twenty metres in diameter and is built to withstand severe winter weather at a typical altitude of 1,200 metres. The main structure is stone, and is divided internally into separate areas for the family and their animals, with separate entrances. The roof is conical, made from rye straw on a wooden frame. There is no chimney, the smoke from the kitchen fire seeps out through the thatch. As well as living space for humans and animals, a palloza has its own bread oven, workshops for wood, metal and leather work, and a loom. Only the eldest couple of an extended family had their ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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