Muros de Nalón ( Asturian: ''Muros'') is a small coastal municipality in the

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province of

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, with an area of 8.09 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by the

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, to the east by the river Nalón, to the south by

Pravia Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, Asturias ...

and the west by

Cudillero Cudillero ( Asturian: ''Cuideiru'') is a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Nowadays, Cudillero's main economic activities are related to tourism, but it is also known for its fishing industry. A legend says that it was founded b ...

. The

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tree is the town tree and occupies great parts of the slopes down to the coast. There are two parishes (administrative divisions): Muros de Nalón (which is divided in five villages: Ea, Pumariega, Muros, Reborio and Villar) and

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. Two important buildings in the municipality are the ''Palace of Valdecarzana and Vallehermoso'' and the Church of Santa María. It is possible to watch a panoramical view of the Asturian coast from the ''Mirador del Espíritu Santo''.

History

Before the 19th century Muros de Nalón's history were tied to the municipalities of

and

Soto del Barco Soto del Barco ( Asturian: Sotu'l Barcu) is a small, coastal municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of the Nalón River Nalón can refer to: * Nalón (Asturian com ...

. All these municipalities were integrated in one City Hall, so it is difficult to analyse Muros' individual history. On 14 April 1847, Muros de Nalón was constituted as a Municipality separated of Pravia. At this time, it was known locally as 'Muros''", ""Muros de Nalón"" or "''Muros de Pravia' however on 27 June 1916 it adopted the office name of Muros de Nalón by a Royal Decree.

19th century onwards

The 19th century brought major changes, and in the

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, French troops under the command of Marshal

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, sacked the town. It was in the 19th century when local Muros' people began litigation against the council House of Valdecarzana, being integrated in 1827 into the ordinary jurisdiction of the council of Motherwell. Two decades later, in 1847 that Muros de Nalón was constituted as an independent municipality. Around this time the road from Muros to

is established. In 1916 the City acquired the new official name Muros de Nalón. In September 1934, prior to the outbreak of Spanish civil war, the ship ''Vapor Turquesa'' landed a large cargo of weapons that were supposed to be sent to Ethiopia. These weapons remaining permanently in Asturias caused numerous problems during the Civil War. In Muros de Nalón, the Civil War broke a day later than other areas of Asturias. After the

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and the creation of Ensidesa in

Avilés Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias. The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea, ...

, the municipality experienced a great industrial development until the 1970s, when the crisis affected the Spanish industry.

References

External links

Official website
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History

19th century onwards

See also

References

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