Mier, not to be confused with
Mieres, Asturias
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, ...
, is one of eight
parishes (administrative divisions)
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in
Peñamellera Alta
Peñamellera Alta (in Asturian language, asturian: ''El Valle Altu de Peñamellera'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Llanes, on the west by Cabrales, on the eas ...
, a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
within the province and
autonomous community
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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 northern
Spain
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. The population is 28 (
INE 2007).
Mier is located in the
Picos de Europa National Park
The Picos de Europa National Park () is a National Park in the Picos de Europa mountain range, in northern Spain. It is within the boundaries of three autonomous communities, Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, which are represented on th ...
and is divided in two neighbourhoods by the
River Cares: Mier d'Acá and Mier d'Allá. One of Spain's deepest caves is located in Mier.
See also
*
List of caves in Spain
The following is an incomplete list of caves in Spain:
Overview
Spain is a country with many caves. The most famous Spanish caves are:
* Cave of Altamira, in Cantabria, famous for its Upper Paleolithic paintings.
* Cuevas del Drach, on Majorca ...
References
Mier at Tageo.com
External links
Association of Friends and Neighbors of Mier website
Parishes in Peñamellera Alta
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