Carreño
Encyclopedia
Carreño is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain
. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias
on the west, Gozón
on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón
on the east and south. Its capital is Candás
.
from Neolithic
um were found. Also the Tumulus
, Dolmen
and Hill fort
s in the region shows the 100.000 year old avaluation.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is bordered by Corvera de Asturias
Corvera de Asturias
Corvera de Asturias is a municipality in the principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It shares a boundary to the north with Avilés and Gozón; to the east with Carreño and Gijón; to the south with Llanera and Illas and to the west with Castrillón...
on the west, Gozón
Gozón
Gozón is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. The Cantabrian Sea lies on its northern edge, and it is bordered to the south by Corvera de Asturias, to the west by Avilés, and to the east by Carreño....
on the north, the Cantabrian Sea on the north and east, and Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
on the east and south. Its capital is Candás
Candás
Candás is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.Situated at above sea level, it is...
.
History
Almost everywhere in Asturias, of course also in Carreño, artifactsArtifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
from Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
um were found. Also the Tumulus
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
, Dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
and Hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
s in the region shows the 100.000 year old avaluation.
Culture
- church La iglesia de San Félix built under Fruela IIFruela II of LeónFruela II was the King of Asturias from the death of his father, Alfonso III of Asturias, in 910 to his own death. When his father died, the kingdom was divided, with the third son, Fruela, taking the original portion ; the second, Ordoño, taking Galicia; and the eldest, García, taking León...
in the 9th Century - church La iglesia de Santa María de LogrezanaLogrezanaLogrezana is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 391...
finished in the 19th Century. - church La iglesia de Santa María de PiedeloroPiedeloroPiedeloro is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 222...
built in 13th Century - Parish churchParish churchA parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
La iglesia parroquial de AmbásAmbás (Carreño)Ambás is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 225 . The postal code is 33438....
from 18th Century - HermitageHermitage (religious retreat)Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
La ermita de San Antonio from 16th Century - PalacePalaceA palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
El palacio de Estrada Mora from 16th Century
Politics
| PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... | PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... | UICA | IU United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... -BA | URAS | Andere | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 | 4 | _ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Notable people
- Antón de MarirregueraAntón de MarirregueraAntón González Reguera, better known as Antón de Marirreguera was the author of the first preserved literary works written in the Asturian language, the «Pleitu ente Uviéu y Mérida pola posesión de les cenices de Santa Olaya» , of 1639, that takes the first prize in a poetical contest dedicated to...
, 17th-century writer, and one of the first to write in AsturianAsturian languageAsturian is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the Spanish Region of Asturias by the Asturian people...
. - Juan Carreño de MirandaJuan Carreño de MirandaJuan Carreño de Miranda was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.Born in Avilés in Asturias, son of a painter with the same name, Juan Carreño de Miranda. His family moved to Madrid in 1623, and he trained in Madrid during the late 1620s as an apprentice to Pedro de Las Cuevas and Bartolomé Roman...
(March, 1614-September, 1685) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.
ParishesParish (subnational entity)A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. In the British Isles it is known as a civil parish to distinguish it from the ecclesiastical parish.-External links:* Editorial in The Guardian, 2011-05-16....
(The number preceding the name refers to its location on the parroquias map)- CandásCandásCandás is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.Situated at above sea level, it is...
(Capital) - PerloraPerloraPerlora is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.Situated at above sea level, the parroquia is in size, with a population of 755...
- AlbandiAlbandiAlbandi is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 587 . The postal code is 33492....
- CarrióCarrió (Carreño)Carrió is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 157...
- PerveraPerveraPervera is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 188...
(Asturian: Prevera) - PrendesPrendesPrendes is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.In the Bable, Prendes is sometimes referred to as Priendes....
(Asturian: Priendes) - PiedeloroPiedeloroPiedeloro is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 222...
(Asturian: Pieloro) - LogrezanaLogrezanaLogrezana is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 391...
(Asturian: Llorgozana) - GuimaránGuimaránGuimarán is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
- El ValleEl Valle (Carreño)El Valle is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 257...
- AmbásAmbás (Carreño)Ambás is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 225 . The postal code is 33438....
- TamónTamónTamón is one of 12 parishes in Carreño, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The parroquia is in size, with a population of 352...
Demography
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