Aramil (Siero)
Aramil is a Spanish parroquia of Siero, in Asturias. It has a population of 347 inhabitants (INE 2011) in 173 homes. It occupies an area of . It is located 5 km from the capital, Pola de Siero Pola de Siero (in Asturian and as official name La Pola Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipal ..., in the eastern part of the council. It has a boundary on the northwest with the parish of Marcenado and Collado; to the east with Feleches; and to the south and southwest with Santa Eulalia de Vigil. The Romanesque church of Church of San Esteban de Aramil is located in the town.Ana María Roza Iglesias; Javier Rodríguez Muñoz (2004). "Aramil". ''Diccionario enciclopédico del Principado de Asturias 1'' (1st edition). España: Ediciones Nobel. p. 330. (in Spanish) Towns As of 2011, it was populated by several towns: * La Barreo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parish (administrative Division)
A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. To distinguish it from an '' ecclesiastical parish'', the term ''civil parish'' is used in some jurisdictions, as noted below. The table below lists countries which use this administrative division: See also * Muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ... References {{Terms for types of country subdivisions Types of administrative division ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siero
Siero is a municipality of the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Its capital is Pola de Siero Pola de Siero (in Asturian and as official name La Pola Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipal .... Parishes Politics Councillors distribution in local elections References External links *Concejo de Siero Municipalities in Asturias * {{asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 coextensive with the province of Asturias and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. Divided into eight ''comarcas'' (counties), the autonomous community of Asturias is bordered by Cantabria to the east, by León (Castile and León) to the south, by Lugo (Galicia) to the west, and by the Cantabrian sea to the north. Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish standards and has very moderated seasons, most often averaging in the lower 20s celsius. Heatwaves are rare due to mountains blocking southerly winds. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pola De Siero
Pola de Siero (in Asturian and as official name La Pola Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality (concejo) of Siero. Pola de Siero is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately east of the regional Capital Oviedo and 16 km south of Gijón. Siero borders on the municipalities of Gijón, to the north, Langreo and San Martín del Rey Aurelio, to the south, Llanera and Oviedo, to the west, and Sariego, Nava and Bimenes, to the east. It entirely surrounds the municipality of Noreña and touches Villaviciosa at one point: La Peña de los Cuatro Jueces (The Mount of the Four Judges) According to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), Pola de Siero has a population of 12,615 making it the largest population centre in the municipality and the seventh largest in Asturias. Pola de Siero was founded by a charte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Collado (Siero)
Collao is a parish (administrative division) in Siero, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The parish is located on Highway AS-113. It is in size, and is situated at an elevation of above sea level. The population is 488 (INE 2006). The postal code is 33518. Collao and other nearby parishes, such as Lieres and Carbayín, are historically associated with Andalusian mining. Culture Collao's patron saint festivities honor San Cristóbal, and are held every year on the first Sunday of July. The Gazetteer of SADEI identifies five notable sites within the parish: The Cirigüeyu, Cordón, Fuentemil, Llorián and La Quintana. Buildings unique to Collao include the Church of San Cristóbal de Collao, the old public school (now converted into a community center), and the Source of Veneros. Currently, there are two associations in Collao of social and cultural interest. The oldest of these is the Society of Celebration, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Feleches
Feleches (variant: ''Thomas Feleches'') is a parish (administrative division) in Siero, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is situated at above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''. The comb .... The population is 797 ( INE 2006). The postal code is 33119. Feleches is divided in two by the national highway N-634. The parish is serviced by the FEVE rail transport system. It is located from the capitol, Pola de Siero. To the east, the River Nora, a tributary of the River Fal-Miravete, separates Feleches from the Lieres parish. Feleches is bounded on the north by Collado, on the south by Trespa, and to the west by Aramil. Culture The Church of Santo Tomás, built in gothic architecture style, has dom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Eulalia De Vigil
Santolaya de Vixil is a parish (administrative division) in Siero, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The center is about from the capital, Pola de Siero Pola de Siero (in Asturian and as official name La Pola Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipal .... Villages References Parishes in Siero {{Asturias-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Church Of San Esteban De Aramil
The Church of San Esteban de Aramil ( es, Iglesia de San Esteban de Aramil) is a church in the parish of Arami, Asturias, Spain. The church was first mentioned in documents in 1240 and was declared a cultural monument in 1960. History The church is of the Romanesque style, popular between the 10th and 13th centuries, but the church itself cannot be dated more exactly. It was first mentioned in documents from 1240 concerning a donation of goods to the monastery of Valdediós by Alvar Diaz and his wife. There are two theories concerning its origin; one is that it is the last remaining remnant of a monastery and the other is that it is a nobleman's church, which would have served both as the chapel for the castle and the church for the neighboring town. It was granted Cultural Monument status on March 23, 1960, which was published in the Official State Bulletin (BOE), on 29 June 1960. Architecture and fittings The church has the classic features of Romanesque architecture; it has a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |