Pola de Allande is a town and a Parish (administrative division), parish in Allande, a municipality within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is surrounded by the Cantabrian mountains. It is the capital of the parish. The town was founded between 1262 and 1268. Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, is away. The Nison River runs through the middle of the town, known for its trout while now fishing is banned there.
The parish is also home to a 15th-century castle, the Palace of Cienfuegos de Peñalba, based on a hill above the town, which has been a symbol for the city for some time.
The town is located on the Camino Primitvo path of the Camino de Santiago.
Villages
As of 2011, the parish is in size with the population of 733.
[2011 statistical data, "Sociedad Asturiana de Estudios Económicos e Industriales" (SADEI), http://www.sadei.es/indexsub.asp?id=Nomenclator/Nomenclator.HTM, accessed 24 Jan 2013] The villages of the parish include:
*Caleyo
*Cereceda (Zreiceda)
*Cimadevilla (Cimavilla)
*Colobredo (Colobreo)
*El Mazo
*Ferroy (Ferrói)
*Fresnedo (Fresnéu)
*La Reigada
*La Roza
*Peñablanca (Penablanca)
*Peñaseita (Penaseita)
*Pola de Allande (La Puela)
*Valbona
*Villafrontú
*Villasonte
References
Parishes in Allande
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