Sotrondio is a town in
San Martín del Rey Aurelio,
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. In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, it joined the adjacent
El Entrego and
Blimea to form a single population center, San Martin del Rey, as a homonymous municipality. It is from
Oviedo. The population was 3,849 in 2009, fewer residents than in previous years, declining due to the crisis of industrial restructuring in the Asturian coalfield. It is crossed by the
Nalón River separating the Serallo neighborhood from the rest of the town.
Aurelius of Asturias is believed to be buried at
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours, which is near Sotrondio. It is the local
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
and was rebuilt by
Duro Felguera after 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, link ...
.
Teatro Virginia is located in the Plaza de Ramón y Cajal.
Gallery
File:Ilesia sotrondio smra asturies.jpg, Church of San Martín de Tours
File:Sotrondio (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) - Ayuntamiento 01.jpg, Town hall
File:Sotrondio (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) - Río Nalón 3.jpg, Bridge over the River Nalón
References
External links
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Towns in Asturias