The Asón-Agüera

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

is a historical region of

Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ...

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. It is located in the upper courses of the

Asón The Asón is a river in Northern Spain, flowing through the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. Its source is in the Collados del Asón Natural Park. It flows into the Cantabrian Sea in the town of Colindres, where it forms the Santoña estuary ...

and Agüera rivers, near the border with Vizcaya in the Basque Country. The comarca encompasses the basin of the Asón river and its tributaries such as the Gándara. The region was part of the historical territories of the Valley of Soba and Ruesga Villaverde, and the Merindad de Vecio (Junta de Parayas, Villas Laredo, Seña and clean, and Valle de Guriezo).

Municipalities

Ampuero Ampuero is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It is surrounded by the municipalities of Limpias, Liendo, Voto, Guriezo and Rasines. Its strategic location in the centre of the Asón-Agüera County has made ...

Arredondo Arredondo is a surname of Spanish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Arts and entertainment * Claudio Arredondo (born 1962), Chilean actor * Héctor Arredondo (1970–2014), Mexican actor * Inés Arredondo (1928–1989), Mexican wri ...

. * Guriezo. *

Limpias Limpias is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population i ...

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Ramales de la Victoria Ramales de La Victoria is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. The Battle of Ramales took place here in 1839 during the First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the ...

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Rasines Rasines is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called ...

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Ruesga Ruesga () is a municipality in Cantabria Province, Spain. It includes the following 6 villages: Calseca, Matienzo, Mentera Barruelo, Ogarrio, Riva (capital) and Valle Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural ...

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Valle de Villaverde Valle de Villaverde (also, until 2005, Villaverde de Trucíos
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(exclave; enclaved within the

Biscay Biscay ( ; ; ), is a province of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the Bay of Biscay, eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilb ...

). At the start of 2018, the total population of the region (according to the INE) was 15,087 inhabitants (see table). The three most populated centers are: Ampuero (4,219), Ramales de Victoria (2,881) and Guriezo (2,347). Lesser populated places are: Valle de Villaverde (286) Arredondo (470) and Rasines (952).

Geography

Asón Valley is known for its rugged solid limestone, which house inside caving extraordinary wealth and ancient forests of beech, oak and holm undoubtedly the most notable in the eastern part of Cantabria. Soba Valley is crossed by the Gandara River, a tributary of the Assos River. Historical and municipal limits of Soba exceed those of geographically understood valley, and also include the headwaters of the

, the right bank of the valley of the river Miera (Valdició village in the municipality of Soba) and the left bank of the valley of the river Calera, bordering with the province of Vizcaya.

Highlights

Archaeological sites: *Ramales (

) *Cueva del Valle (Rasines) *Arboretum of Liendo

Gallery

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Matienzo Matienzo is the name of a village and a karst depression some 25 km southeast of Santander in Ruesga municipality, Cantabria, northern Spain. The limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the ...

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. Image:Ampuero_desde_el_aire.jpg, Vista aérea de

. Image:Iglesia_sena_limpias.jpg, Iglesia de la localidad de Seña, en

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