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Asturias is situated in a mountainous setting with vast greenery and lush vegetation, making it part of Green Spain. The region has a maritime climate. It receives plenty of annual rainfall and little sunshine by Spanish standards and has very moderated seasons, most often averaging in the lower 20s celsius.
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History. The banners that might represent the early medieval...
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Asturias Airport, (IATA: OVD, ICAO: LEAS) is the only...
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Vuelta a España. The road ascending from Covadonga to the...
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The Kingdom of Asturias was divided after the death of King...
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Etimología. El término «Asturias» recibe el nombre de sus antiguos pobladores, los astures, primitivos habitantes de orillas del río Astura ( Esla ). El nombre de astures englobaba no solo a los de la Meseta ( cismontanos ), sino también a los del norte (transmontanos). «Ástur» proviene de la raíz celta stour que significa «río» 10 .
Mar 29, 2024 · The wealth of Asturias, however, is in its coalfields, which extend throughout the Nalón Basin and cover more than 1,000 square miles (2,600 square km). Asturias is the most important mining and metallurgical region in Spain. A great industrial complex has been built up at Avilés and has resulted in a large increase in its population.
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The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies) is an autonomous community. It is in the kingdom of Spain or the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages. It is on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea. The capital of the province is Oviedo. Gijón is the biggest city.
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The Kingdom of Asturias [3] was a kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula founded by the Visigothic nobleman Pelagius. It was the first Christian political entity established after the Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711. [4] In 718 or 722 (sources differ), Pelagius defeated an Umayyad army at the Battle of Covadonga, in what is usually ...
Map of Asturias. 43.3625 -5.850278. 1 Oviedo is the capital of Asturias. It has a fine old town and cathedral. 43.52931 -5.67732. 2 Gijón ( Xixón ), the largest city of the principality, has beaches and a railway museum. 43.556111 -5.922222. 3 Avilés near the airport is mostly industrial, but has several museums and old buildings.
