Sotrondio is a town in San Martín del Rey Aurelio,

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensi ...

, Spain. In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, it joined the adjacent

El Entrego L'Entregu ( es, El Entrego, "the Hand-over") is a town and urban center in San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Asturias, Spain. In September 2007, by a decree of the Principality of Asturias, L'Entregu joined the adjacent Sotrondio and Blimea to form ...

and

Blimea Blimea is the most eastern parish of the San Martín del Rey Aurelio council. By Decree LAW December 2007, the town of Blimea joins El Entrego L'Entregu ( es, El Entrego, "the Hand-over") is a town and urban center in San Martín del Rey Aur ...

to form a single population center, San Martin del Rey, as a homonymous municipality. It is from

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) 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 the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

. The population was 3,849 in 2009, fewer residents than in previous years, declining due to the crisis of industrial restructuring in the Asturian coalfield. It is crossed by the Nalón River separating the Serallo neighborhood from the rest of the town.

Aurelius of Asturias Aurelius ( es, Aurelio) (c. 740 – 774) was the King of Asturias from 768 to his death. Born in León, he was the son of Fruela of Cantabria (son of Peter of Cantabria); nephew of Alfonso I of Asturias; and a cousin of his predecessor, ...

is believed to be buried at Iglesia de San Martín de Tours, which is near Sotrondio. It is the local

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activitie ...

and was rebuilt by Duro Felguera after the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...

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is located in the Plaza de Ramón y Cajal.

Gallery

File:Ilesia sotrondio smra asturies.jpg, Church of San Martín de Tours File:Sotrondio (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) - Ayuntamiento 01.jpg, Town hall File:Sotrondio (San Martín del Rey Aurelio) - Río Nalón 3.jpg, Bridge over the River Nalón

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