El Franco
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El Franco is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, and to the west by Tapia de Casariego
, to the south by Castropol
and Boal
, and to the east by Coaña
.
El Franco ist part of the Comarca
Eo Navia
.
The River Rio Porcia and Rio Mazo pass the municipality.
from Neolithic Age
book an early settlement of the region. Still today rests of Hill fort
s, in Arancedo as well as in the neighbouring Coaña and Mohias are visible. In the 18th century the old gold mines which are in use until today were found near the embankment castle of Arancedo. During the Middle Ages El Franco was split in the dioceses by Lugo
and Oviedo
, the administrative capital was in this time, Castropol
. In 1852 the administrative seat was laid to El Franco finally in the Parroquia La Caridad where it is still today
and Fishery
. The milk industry is provided here still with the highest growth, after in the fishing the preventive measures of the EU started to reach. The tourism industry and administrative companies form the second largest position of the employers and the tourism shows the biggest growth of the region. Smaller, commercial companies and production companies are found predominantly in the small industrial parks of the adjoining municipality.
Parishes
Tapia de Casariego
Tapia de Casariego is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, on the east by El Franco, on the south and west by Castropol. Tapia is also the name of one of the parishes inside the municipality. Its...
, to the south by Castropol
Castropol
-Parishes:It has nine parishes :* Balmonte* Barres* Castropol* Figueras* Moldes* Piñera* Presno* Seares* Tol...
and Boal
Boal
Boal is a municipality, a civil parish and a town in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias . It borders north with El Franco and Coaña, south with Illano, west with Castropol and east with Villayón....
, and to the east by Coaña
Coaña
Coaña is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies along the Cantabrian Sea to the north, and is bordered on the south by Boal, on the east by Navia and Villayón across the Navia River, and on the west by El Franco.-History:As the municipality of...
.
El Franco ist part of the Comarca
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
Eo Navia
Eo-Navia (Asturian comarca)
Eo-Navia is one of eight comarca administrative divisions of Asturias, a province and an autonomous community in Spain. Within the area, Eonavian, an Asturian dialect, is spoken....
.
The River Rio Porcia and Rio Mazo pass the municipality.
History
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 Age
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...
book an early settlement of the region. Still today rests of 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 Arancedo as well as in the neighbouring Coaña and Mohias are visible. In the 18th century the old gold mines which are in use until today were found near the embankment castle of Arancedo. During the Middle Ages El Franco was split in the dioceses by Lugo
Lugo
Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is the capital of the province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 97,635 in 2010, which makes is the fourth most populated city in Galicia.-Population:...
and Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
, the administrative capital was in this time, Castropol
Castropol
-Parishes:It has nine parishes :* Balmonte* Barres* Castropol* Figueras* Moldes* Piñera* Presno* Seares* Tol...
. In 1852 the administrative seat was laid to El Franco finally in the Parroquia La Caridad where it is still today
Economy
At the top of the employees lies the LivestockLivestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
and Fishery
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
. The milk industry is provided here still with the highest growth, after in the fishing the preventive measures of the EU started to reach. The tourism industry and administrative companies form the second largest position of the employers and the tourism shows the biggest growth of the region. Smaller, commercial companies and production companies are found predominantly in the small industrial parks of the adjoining municipality.
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... |
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 |
Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
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....
- ArancedoArancedoArancedo is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 227 .-Villages and hamlets:* La Andina* Lebredo...
- La BrañaLa BrañaLa Braña is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 255 .-Villages and hamlets:* Bargaz* A Braña* El Caroceiro...
- La CaridadLa CaridadLa Caridad is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 1,796 .-Villages:* Arboces* Llóngara...
- LebredoLebredoLebredo is a parish in the municipalities of Boal, Coaña, and El Franco, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 98 . The postal codes are 33719 and 33756....
- MiudesMiudesMiudes is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 535 .-Villages and hamlets:* Castello* Godella* Miudeira...
- PrendonesPrendonesPrendones is a parish in the municipality of El Franco, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 293 .-Villages:* Arbedeiras* Boimouro* Carbexe* El Llourdal* Nenín...
- ValdeparesValdeparesValdepares is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 695 .-Villages and hamlets:* El Franco* Mernes* Porcía...
- VillalmarzoVillalmarzoVillalmarzo is one of eight parishes in the El Franco municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 138 .-Villages and hamlets:* El Llourdal* Lludeiros...
Points of interest
- La iglesia (Church) de Santa María, built on romanicRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
BasementBasement__FORCETOC__A basement is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Basements are typically used as a utility space for a building where such items as the furnace, water heater, breaker panel or fuse box, car park, and air-conditioning system...
en finished in 18th century - El palacio de Miudes from 16th century
- El palacio de Fonfría from 16th century
- El palacio de Jardón
- La torre (Tower) Valdepares
Fiestas and Ferias
- 24. June - San Juan de Prendones in Valdepares.
- 16. July, el Carmen - in Miudes.
- 2. August, Santo Ángel in Viavélez
- from 8. September on: el día de los Remedios