Teverga ( Asturian: Teberga) is a municipality in the

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of the

Principality of 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 ...

, Spain. It is bordered on the north by

Belmonte de Miranda Belmonte de Miranda ( Asturian: ''Miranda'') is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Salas, on the east by Grado, to the south by Somiedo and Teverga, and on the wes ...

, Grado,

Yernes y Tameza Yernes y Tameza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is situated in the east-central zone of the principality, between mountains high along the Cubia River. It is bordered on the west, north, ...

, and Proaza; to the south by León province, to the west by Somiedo and to the east by Quirós and Proaza. Formerly a mining area, now its economy is based on agriculture and emerging tourism. The tourism is based on the area's beauty and historical interest. The peak Sobia is distinguished by its impressive vertical walls of limestone and its flat top. The

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of San Pedro, in a high medieval style, dates from between 1069 and 1076. One can explore the mountains and the 12-km long Huerta Cave, the Senda del Oso bicycle path, or a museum of prehistory. In 2013, Teverga was prized with the Exemplary Town of Asturias Award, of the

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. Because of this recognition,

Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe VI (;, * eu, Felipe VI.a, * ca, Felip VI, * gl, Filipe VI, . Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. He is the son of former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, and ...

, visited the town in October 2013.Teverga, a una semana de ser Pueblo Ejemplar
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La Nueva España ''La Nueva España'' is a daily newspaper in Spain. Published in Oviedo, it serves Asturias. The publisher of the paper is Editoral Prensa Asturiana. It is published in tabloid format. The paper has an independent political stance. Letizia Orti ...

'', 18 October 2013

Parishes

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(''Barriu''; ''Bairru'') * Carrea *

La Focella La Foceicha is one of thirteen parishes (administrative divisions) in Teverga, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Situated at above sea level, it is in size, with a population of 16 ...

(''La Fouciecha''; ''La Foceicha'') * La Plaza *

Páramo Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrowe ...

(''Parmu'') * Riello (''Rieḷḷu'') * San Salvador d'Alesga * Santianes * Taja (''Taxa'') * Torce * Urria * Villamayor (''Viḷḷamor'') * Villanueva (''Viḷḷanueva''; ''Viḷḷanuöva'')

Politics

Gallery

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Natural wonders

Caldoveiro Peak Caldoveiro Peak (Pico Caldoveiro) is a protected mountain range in Asturias, Northern Spain, with a maximum peak of 1,357 meters, near the village of Villabre. It spans the parishes of Yernes, Proaza, Tameza, Grau (Grado), and Teberga (Te ...

References

External links

Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Infoteverga, información turística de Teverga

Arte, Asociación de hostelería de Teverga
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