Grandas de Salime
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Grandas de Salime is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain
. It is famous for its hydroelectric dam across the Navia River, forming the Embalse de Salime
(reservoir of Salime). It is also famous for being a stop along the Camino de Santiago, where it is the last stretch of Asturian land before the entrance into Galicia through the Acebo Pass.
The municipality is situated in the interior of the eastern region of Asturias, bordered on the south by the Galician province of Lugo
, on the north by the Asturian municipalities of Santa Eulalia de Oscos
, San Martín de Oscos
, Pesoz
and Allande
. The village has an ethnographic museum which occupies the former governing house of Grandas. Geologically, the region is dominated by deposits of shale
and quartzite
.
The hydroelectric dam turned 50 years old in 2004. Its inside is adorned with a large mural.
Parishes
Spain
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. It is famous for its hydroelectric dam across the Navia River, forming the Embalse de Salime
Embalse de Salime
Embalse de Salime is a reservoir in Asturias, Spain. It is formed by a gravity dam at Grandas de Salime, built 1948 to 1953 across the Navia River. At completion in 1954, it was the largest structure of this type in Spain and the second largest in Europe....
(reservoir of Salime). It is also famous for being a stop along the Camino de Santiago, where it is the last stretch of Asturian land before the entrance into Galicia through the Acebo Pass.
The municipality is situated in the interior of the eastern region of Asturias, bordered on the south by the Galician province of Lugo
Lugo (province)
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea .The population is 356,595 , of...
, on the north by the Asturian municipalities of Santa Eulalia de Oscos
Santa Eulalia de Oscos
Santa Eulalia de Oscos is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain...
, San Martín de Oscos
San Martín de Oscos
San Martín de Oscos is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Illano, on the south by Grandas de Salime, on the east by Pesoz and on the west by Santa Eulalia de Oscos and Villanueva de Oscos.- History :The first known human...
, Pesoz
Pesoz
Pesoz is a municipality and the only parish in that municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is one of the least populated municipalities in Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Illano, on the south by Grandas de Salime, on the east by Allande and on...
and Allande
Allande
Allande is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital is Pola de Allande.The municipality is bordered on the north by Villayón, on the south by Cangas del Narcea and Ibias, to the east by Tineo and to the west by Pesoz, Grandas de Salime and...
. The village has an ethnographic museum which occupies the former governing house of Grandas. Geologically, the region is dominated by deposits of shale
Shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. The ratio of clay to other minerals is variable. Shale is characterized by breaks along thin laminae or parallel layering...
and quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
.
The hydroelectric dam turned 50 years old in 2004. Its inside is adorned with a large mural.
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....
- GrandasGrandas (parish)Grandas is the capital city, and one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 889 .-Villages and hamlets:...
- La MesaLa Mesa (Grandas de Salime)La Mesa is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 32 .-Villages and hamlets:*La Mesa *Buspol...
- NegueiraNegueiraNegueira is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 35 .-Villages and hamlets:*Airela*Armilda...
- PeñafuentePeñafuentePeñafuente is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 90 .-Villages and hamlets:*Brañota...
- TrabadaTrabada (Grandas de Salime)Trabada is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 84 .-Villages and hamlets:*Folgosa...
- VillarpedreVillarpedreVillarpedre is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 6 ....
- VitosVitosVitos is one of seven parishes in the municipality of Grandas de Salime, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 20 .-Villages and hamlets:*Brualla*Magadán...
Famous people
- Manuel Abad y QueipoManuel Abad y QueipoManuel Abad y Queipo was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop of Valladolid in the Viceroyalty of New Spain at the time of the Mexican War of Independence.-Education and early career:...
, religious figure and minister of the 18th century. - Pepe el FerreiroPepe el FerreiroJosé María Naveiras Escanlar, commonly known as Pepe el Ferreiro was born on March 31, 1942. He worked as blacksmith in the forge of his father and in other activities related to metallurgy....
, founder of the Ethnographic Museum of Grandas de SalimeEthnographic Museum of Grandas de SalimeThe Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum is a public museum of a local nature owned by the Consortium for the Management of the Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum....
.