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Asturias ( / æˈstʊəriəs, ə -/, [6] [7] Spanish: [asˈtuɾjas] ), [8] officially the Principality of Asturias, [9] is an autonomous community in northwest Spain . It is coextensive with the province of Asturias and contains some of the territory that was part of the larger Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages.
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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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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 ...
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.
- 10,604 km² (4,094 sq mi)
On December 30, 1981, the Statute of Autonomy of Asturias was approved, establishing the creation of the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. In May 1983, the first regional elections were held. Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos, from the PSOE, was elected President of the Principality of Asturias.
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.
