Cabrales
Encyclopedia
Cabrales is a municipality
in the autonomous community
of Asturias
, northwestern Spain
. It is situated between the Sierra de Cuera
and the Picos de Europa
, and is a region famous for its Cabrales cheese
.
Important towns within the municipality include Arenas de Cabrales, one of the primary objectives of the Battle of El Mazuco
in 1937. Nowadays Arenas' economy seems to be primarily based on tourism, although unlike many tourist centres it retains its authentic style – and hospitality.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, northwestern Spain
Spain
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. It is situated between the Sierra de Cuera
Sierra de Cuera
Sierra de Cuera , is a 30 km long mountain chain of the Cantabrian Mountains.The ridge's highest point is Pico Turbina . This mountain range is located at 6 km from the sea and runs parallel to the coast...
and the Picos de Europa
Picos de Europa
The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains 20 km inland from the northern coast of Spain, located in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains...
, and is a region famous for its Cabrales cheese
Cabrales cheese
Cabrales is a cheese made in the artisan tradition by rural dairy farmers in the north of Spain. This cheese can be made from pure, unpasteurised cow’s milk or blended in the traditional manner with goat and/or sheep milk, which lends the cheese a stronger, more spicy flavor.All of the milk used...
.
Important towns within the municipality include Arenas de Cabrales, one of the primary objectives of the Battle of El Mazuco
Battle of El Mazuco
The Battle of El Mazuco was fought between 6 and 22 September 1937, between the Republican and Nationalist armies during the Spanish Civil War as a part of the War in the North campaign. The Republican defence of El Mazuco and the surrounding mountains halted the Nationalist advance into eastern...
in 1937. Nowadays Arenas' economy seems to be primarily based on tourism, although unlike many tourist centres it retains its authentic style – and hospitality.
Parishes
Cabrales municipality is divided into 9 parishes:- BerodiaBerodiaBerodia is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 178 .-Villages:* Berodia* Inguanzo...
- BulnesBulnes (Cabrales)Bulnes is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 45 .-Villages:* Bulnes* Camarmeña...
- CarreñaCarreñaCarreña is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 452 .-Villages:# Asiego# Carreña# Pandellana...
- Las ArenasLas Arenas (Cabrales)Las Arenas is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 853 .-Villages:* Arangas* Las Arenas...
- PooPoo (Cabrales)Poo is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality of the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It has an area of 10,28 km², and a population of 167 all in the same settlement. Poo is found some 158 meters above sea level. It lies 1.5 km from Carreña, the capital of Cabrales....
- PradoPrado (Cabrales)Prado is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain, near the Picos de Europa mountains....
(Prau 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...
) - PuertasPuertas (Cabrales)Puertas is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 149 .-Villages:* El Escobal* Pandiello...
- SotresSotresSotres is a village and parish in the Asturian municipality of Cabrales, in Spain, located 19 km from Carreña, the municipal capital, in the eastern extreme of the province...
- TielveTielveTielve is one of nine parishes in Cabrales, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....