Sariego (
Asturian: Sariegu) is a municipality in the
Autonomous Community
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of the
Principality of Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
, Spain. It is bordered on the north by
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality by population in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coa ...
and
Villaviciosa, on the east by Villaviciosa,
Nava and
Cabranes, on the south by
Siero and
Nava, and on the west by Siero. The source of the Nora River is within the municipality.
The principal holidays are that of
Santiago
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(the weekend before July 25) and San Pedrín de la Cueva (the third Sunday in August).
The principal monuments of Sariego are the churches of
Santiago el Mayor,
San Román, and Santa María de Narzana, all of which are constructed in a
Romanesque style. The ''Palacio de los Vigil Quiñones'', erected in the 16th century, is also notable.
Toponymy
The decree 116/2005 of November 17, 2005, published in the December 2 ''Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias'' (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses, except for Lamasanti/Llamasanti, which maintains its bilingual name. Therefore, with this exception, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.
Parishes
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Narzana
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San Román
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Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
See also
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Church of Santiago de Sariego
References
External links
Federación Asturiana de Concejos
Municipalities in Asturias
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