Noreña is a municipality in the

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of the

Principality of 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 community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...

, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipality of

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. It is the smallest municipality in Asturias and the second smallest in Spain, and one of the ones with the highest

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and

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in the Principality. Noreña is also the name of a parish in the municipality, and the municipal capital.

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* Celles (San Juan de Celles) * Noreña (Santa María de Noreña) * Santa Marina

Notable people

Alberto Colunga Cueto Alberto Colunga Cueto O.P. (Noreña, 27 November 1879 - Caleruega, 22 April 1962) was a Spanish Dominican priest and translator. Together with Eloíno Nácar Fúster Eloíno Nácar Fúster (Alba de Tormes Alba de Tormes is a municipality in the ...

, Dominican priest and Bible translator, was born in Noreña. *

Enrique Rodríguez Bustelo Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk ...

, architect

Gallery

File:Iglesia de Santa María de Noreña.jpg, 'Santa María de Noreña' Church File:Escuelas de la Fundación Rionda Alonso.jpg, Rionda Alonso Foundation School File:Casa de Llano Ponte.jpg, Typical house of this municipality File:Ayuntamientonorena.PNG, Townhall File:Quiosco Noreña.jpg, Bandstand Square File:Quiosco Noreña 2.jpg, Bandstand Square File:Plaza del Ayuntamiento Noreña.jpg, Townhall Square File:Estatua Noreña Chacinera.jpg, Woman Statue File:Estatua Noreña Gochín.jpg, Pig Statue 'El Gochín' File:Polideportivo Noreña.jpg, Sports Center File:Parque Los Riegos Noreña.jpg, Los Riegos Park File:Fuente Peces Noreña.jpg, Fountain

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Noreña

Noreña entrañable.
Municipalities in Asturias * {{Asturias-geo-stub