Trubia is a

parish 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 ...

of the

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Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

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 nor ...

, Spain. It is located in the confluence of rivers Nalón and Trubia, giving the last one its name to the location.

History

In the 19th century, the Royal Weapons Factory of Trubia was established and provoked an important increase in the population of the parish. This factory is still in use today. In 1885, as Pintoria and Udrión, Trubia left the municipality of

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and was annexed to Oviedo.

References

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