Sobrescobio (; ) is a municipality in the

Autonomous Community The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...

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

Piloña Piloña () is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Na ...

, on the east by Caso, on the south by Aller, and on the west by Laviana. It is situated in the southeast section of Asturias, at the eastern limit of the Nalón mineral basin. It forms part of the Communal Valley of Nalón, together with

Langreo Langreo () or Llangréu () ( Asturian) is a municipality and town in northern Spain, in Asturias. It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43,000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately south-east of Oviedo. I ...

San Martín del Rey Aurelio San Martín del Rey Aurelio (Asturian language, Asturian: Samartín del Rei Aurelio) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. There are three main towns in the munici ...

, Laviana and Caso. With Caso, it forms part of the Parque Natural de Redes.

Geography

Geology

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slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism. It is the finest-grained foliated metamorphic ro ...

and occasionally

sandstone Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...

are the typical rocks in this area. The mountains of the Sierra Grandesllanes, Sierra Carderu, Sierra del Crespón, Sierra Mermeja and Sierra de Collaroces surround the area with El Retriñón, (1.862 m) as highest point.

Rivers and lakes

Río Nalon passes Sobrescobio. The rivers Rio del Alba, Rio Llaimu, Rio Nozalin and Rio Huegro are located nearby. The

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Embalse de Rioseco is in Rioseco, the Capital of Sobrescobio.

Climate

The climate includes warm summers and mild winters. Strong storms can occur in spring and fall.

History

Human settlement in the area dates to prehistoric times. Some

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(at Agues (Soto de Agues), Campiellos and Corona de Castro) also

Dolmen A dolmen, () or portal tomb, is a type of single-chamber Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...

(at Pumarín, Unqueru, Campu La Braña und Monte Caón) are open to visitors. The Romans built some bridges along the Rio Nalon. In the Middle Ages the area was held by the

Order of Santiago The Order of Santiago (; ) is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century. It owes its name to the patron saint of Spain, ''Santiago'' ( St. James the Greater). Its initial objective was to protect the pilgrims on the Way of S ...

. In 1528 Philip II sold Sobrescobio for the price of 600,000

Maravedí The ''maravedí'' () or ''maravedi'' (), deriving from the Almoravid dinar (), was the name of various Iberian coins of gold and then silver between the 11th and 14th centuries, and the name of different Iberian accounting units between the 11t ...

to the

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

Monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...

of San Vicente of Oviedo. To this occasion dates the first documented use of the town's name. Later in the 16th century it became an autonomous possession of the Spanish crown. During the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French ...

General Jean Pierre François Bonet passed through Sobrescobio on the way to the

Battle of Salamanca The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle of the Arapiles) took place on 22July 1812. An Anglo-Portuguese Army, Anglo-Portuguese army under the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Earl of Wellington (future ...

Economics

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

dominated the area until the 19th century. The

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s from Sobrescobio where well known in Spain. Falling prices and the industrial expansion in

Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) 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 th ...

and Gijon caused an exodus from Sobrescobio. Regional tourism is expanding, attracting those who appreciate nature and silence.

Demography

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Parishes

* Ladines (in Asturian: Llaíñes) * Oviñana * San Andrés de Agues

Villages

* Campiellos (Campiellos) * La Polina (La Polina) * Ladines (Llaíñes) * Rioseco (Rusecu) * Soto de Agues (Soto d'Agües) * Villamorey (Villamorei)

Main sights

* Castle of Villamorey * "Casa de los Canella" (16th century) *Parish church of Santa María la Real de Oviñana (15th century) * Natural Park of Redes

Notable people

Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Blanco (14 June 1896 – November 1978) was a Spanish-Guatemalan businessman. He founded the Guatemalan company Corporación Multi Inversiones, as well as its philanthropic organization, Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Foundat ...

(1896–1978), businessman based in

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; he was born in the village of Campiellos.

References

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External links

Federación Asturiana de Concejos

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