Candamo ( Asturian: ''Candamu'') is a municipality in the

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of the

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, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by

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, on the north by

Illas Illas is a municipality in Asturias, Spain, located in the western central part of the province and bordered by the municipalities of Castrillón, Candamo, Llanera, and Corvera de Asturias. Parishes There are three parishes (administrative div ...

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and Soto del Barco, and on the west by

Pravia Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and ...

and

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History

Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many

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artifacts have been found. The first documentation about Candamo is from the 11th century and was found in a

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Coat of arms

* Left: the coat of arms from

. * Right: a symbol for the boards, Don Pelayo used, to build a bridge over the river, to cross with his soldiers.

Parishes

Politics

Demography

Points of interest

* El palacio de Valdés Bazán, from 17th century * La casa de la Torre, * El palacio de Cañedo * El palacio de los Casares in San Tirso

References

External links

*Postal code
Federación Asturiana de Concejos
Municipalities in Asturias * {{asturias-geo-stub