Villayón
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Villayón (Spanish pronunciation: Tineo y Allande and on the south by Allande.
History
Some prehistoric
Hill Forts and Dolmen
are still visitable in the municipality's territory. The Romans built some bridges here which are used today.
During the Middle Ages, Villayón belonged to Navia, Asturias. The parish split off and became autonomous in 1868.
Geography
The
Río Navia
passes through the municipality. The waterfalls in Oneta (Cascada de Oneta) are the highest in Asturias.
Population
Parishes
The municipality contains six parishes:[2]
- Arbón
- Busmente-Herías-La Muria
- Oneta
- Parlero
- Ponticiella
- Villayón (parish)
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Asturian Society of Economic and Industrial Studies, regional geographic statistics web site, http://www.sadei.es/indexsub.asp?id=Nomenclator/Nomenclator.HTM, accessed 3/19/2013
External links
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
- Guía del Occidente. Villayon (in Spanish)
- Estado del Embalse del Arbon (in Spanish)
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