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Villayón
Villayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It borders Navia, Asturias, Navia to the north, Cuaña, Boal and Illano to the west, Valdés, Asturias, Valdés, Tinéu and Allande to the east and Allande to the south. History Evidence of the first human settlement in the area has been found in the Carondiu mountains in the form of barrows and stones. There are also hill forts built by Celtic settlers. In Roman times, gold was mined in Villayón, as attested by remains found in the alluvial deposits around Arbón. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the first references to this area can be found on the plate of Carriu, carved in the 8th century, which includes a reference to two places related to Villayón, called ''Vila nomine Ciuscau'' and ''Portus Astureo''. In the Middle Ages, Villayón belonged to Navia (Pola de Navia) and its owners changed periodically, as the territory was often bought and sold as an asset. This situation en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponticiella
Ponticella () is one of six parishes in the municipality of Villayón, in Asturias, Spain. Geography Ponticella is a Parroquia with 450 inhabitants, as of 2007, and an area of 53,16 km2. It is at an elevation of 456 meters. The village is 14 km away from the capital Villayón. Rivers and lakes The Rivers Rio de Llouxeira and Rio Cabornel pass the Parroquia together with many smaller streams. The (Waterfalls) Cascada de Méxica are found in this area. Traffic The area includes the next airport Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) 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 th .... Economy Agriculture has dominated the region for hundreds of years. Climate Warm summers and smooth, seldom hard winters. In autumn strong storms are possible. Points of interest * Castro de Illaso * Casca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneta (Parish)
Oneta is one of 6 parishes in the municipality of Villayón, in Asturias, Spain. Geography Oneta is a village with 135 inhabitants (2007) and an area of 9,84 km². At an altitude of 542m., The village is 6 km from the municipal capital Villayón. Rivers and lakes Famous Waterfalls - Cascada de Oneta. The River Brana flows through the village. Transport The nearest airport is Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) 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 th ... Economy Agriculture dominates the region and has for hundreds of years. Climate Warm summers and mild, occasionally hard winters. Autumn is characterized by severe storms. Points of interest * The Oneta Waterfall Smaller villages in the parish * Oneta - 77 Hab. (2007) * Brañuas (Vaqueiros) - 44 Hab. (2007) * Linera - 14 Hab. (2007)) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boal
Boal (Galician-Asturian: ''Bual'') is a municipality, a civil parish and a town in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias (Spain). It borders north with El Franco and Coaña, south with Illano, west with Castropol and east with Villayón. The main way of access to the municipality is the regional road AS-12, which connects Navia (Spain), Navia with Grandas de Salime. The whole municipality has a population of 1,632 inhabitants, whereas there are about 496 inhabitants in the capital town. Etymology Etymologically, it is usually considered that "Boal" comes either from the Indo-European languages, Indo-european languages, ''*bod-'' (stream, ditch), or from the Latin, ''bove'' or ''*bovale'' (ox). Although some authors believe that "Boal" could be understood as the expression of an old anthroponym or person name, Bovali (iler) or Baudiliu (adducing the form Baudali), it is common to consider its original meaning either as ''"terreno frecuentado y apropiado para el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eo-Navia (Asturian Comarca)
Eo-Navia is one of eight ''comarca'' administrative divisions of the province and autonomous community of Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of 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 t ... in Spain. Culture and history Eonavian, a Galician dialect, is spoken in the region. This administrative division should not be confused with the historical comarca of Eo-Navia or Old Common Council of Castropol. Municipalities The comarca of Eo-Navia is divided into 17 municipalities (in Asturian ''conceyos''). From east to west, they are: References Comarcas of Asturias {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuaña
Cuaña (Galician-Asturian; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Coaña'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia (Spain), Navia and Villayón across the Navia River, and on the west by El Franco. History As the municipality of Obispalía, it formed part of the extensive territory of Navia – Eo, which was given to the Bishop of Oviedo by Alfonso VII of Castilla, Alfonso VII in 1154 under the name Castropol. In 1581, Cuaña became an independent municipality, when the inhabitants purchased it from Philip II of Spain, Philip II, the owner of Castropol by papal bull. The municipality suffered during the invasion of French troops during the Peninsular War, and the villages of Coaña, Folgueras and Mohías were plundered. Parish *Cartavio (Coaña), Cartavio *Cuaña (parish), Cuaña *Folgueiras *Llebredo *Mouguías, Mouguías/Mohías *Trelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allande
Allande ( Asturian and Galician-Asturian: ''Ayande'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is Pola de Allande. The municipality is bordered on the north by Villayón, on the south by Cangas del Narcea and Ibias, to the east by Tineo and to the west by Pesoz, Grandas de Salime and Negueira de Muñiz (in the province of Lugo, Galicia). The majority of the territory of the municipality is a National Monument. Among its forest riches are thousand-year-old yews in the parishes of Santa Colma and Lago, and the cork forest of Boxu. Demography Allande is one of the least populated municipalities in Asturias. Like the rest of the Asturian rural areas, the area is losing population. In the 20th century, there were two major periods of population loss. The first was from 1900 to 1930, where a large number of the inhabitants emigrated to the New World, especially Cuba, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navia, Asturias
Navia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Cantabrian Sea, and is bordered by the municipalities of Villayón to the south, Valdés, Asturias, Valdés to the east, and Coaña to the west. It is also the name of a parish and a village in the municipality. The Navia River flows through the municipality. Parish (subnational entity), Parishes *Andés *Anleo *Navia (parish), Navia *Piñera (Navia), Piñera *Polavieja *Puerto de Vega *Villanueva (Navia), Villanueva *Villapedre References External linksWeb del Descenso de la ría del mismo nombre * Club Natación Villa de Navia 
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Valdés, Asturias
Valdés is a Spanish municipality in the province of Asturias. Its capital is Luarca. It borders the Bay of Biscay on the north, the municipalities of Navia and Villayón on the west, Tineo on the south, Salas on the southeast, and Cudillero on the east. The rivers Esva, Negro and Barayo flow through the area. The national road N-634 is the main road serving the municipality. The surname " Valdés", widespread throughout Spain and Hispanic America, is believed to have ultimately originated from the town of Valdés. Politics Parishes Notable residents * Álvaro de Albornoz y Liminiana (1879-1954), politician * María Esther García López (b. 1948), poet and writer * Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905-1993), biochemist and physician, Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1959. * Gil Parrondo y Rico (1921-2016), art director, twice Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinéu
Tineo is a ''concejo'' (municipality) in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is situated on a small tributary of the Narcea River. It is the second-largest municipality in Asturias. It is bordered to the north by Valdés, to the south by Cangas del Narcea, to the west by Villayón and Allande, and to the east by Salas, Miranda and Somiedo. Mining, agriculture and stock-rearing have been the principal industries since the early 20th century. History Coat of arms Top left, Castle Tinéu Top right, Coat of Arms from García de la Plaza, the local Heroe Bottom left, Coat of Arms by the Cistercians Monastery in Castilla Bottom right unten, Coat of Arms by the Franciscans in the Monastery of Tieno middle, das Coat of Arms from thCount of Tineo Way of St. James The Way of St. James or Camino de Santiago named "The Northern Way" (''Camino de la Costa'') Camino Primitivo passes Luarca. There are also two Pilgrim Heritages: * Albergue de Peregrinos «Mater Christi» - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illano
Illano (Eonavian: ''Eilao'') is a municipality in the Principality of Asturias Autonomous communities of Spain, Spanish autonomous community. It is bordered on the north by Boal, on the south by San Martín de Oscos, on the east by Boal, Villayón and Allande, and on the west by Villanueva de Oscos and Castropol. Parish (subnational entity), Parishes *Bullaso *Gío *Herías *Illano (parish), Illano *Ronda (Illano), Ronda References External linksFederación Asturiana de Concejos Municipalities in Asturias Parishes in Illano, * {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navia River
The Navia is a river in northern Spain flowing South to North from Galicia into the Autonomous Community of Asturias. It discharges into the Bay of Biscay through an estuary called ''Ría de Navia''. See also * List of rivers of Spain This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ... * Rivers of Galicia External links Official website Rivers of Spain Rivers of Asturias Rivers of Galicia (Spain) {{Spain-river-stub fr:Navia (bromeliacée) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
