Cabranes
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Cabranes is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. Some Towns of cabranes are: Santolaya, Torazu, Fresnéu, Graméu, Pandenes, Viñón, Niao, Arboleya, etc. It is bordered on the north by Villaviciosa
, on the south by Piloña
and Nava, on the east by Piloña and Villaviciosa and on the west by Villaviciosa y Nava.
Parishes
There are also many religious buildings, such as the church of San Julián de Viñon, declared an Artistic Historic Monument, in a mixed style of Pre-Roman Asturian
and Romanesque
. The parish church of Santa Eulalia, from the 15th century, and the church of San Martín el Real, in a mannerist style, are also notable.
Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa may refer to the following places:* Philippines** Villaviciosa: a municipality of Abra* Spain** Villaviciosa: a municipality of Asturias** Villaviciosa de Odón: a municipality of the province of Madrid...
, on the south by Piloña
Piloña
Piloña is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Nava and Cabranes, and to the south by Ponga, Caso and Sobrescobio...
and Nava, on the east by Piloña and Villaviciosa and on the west by Villaviciosa y Nava.
Toponymy
The decree 118/2005 of November 17, 2005, published in the December 2 Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses. Therefore, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.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....
- FresnéuFresnéuFresnéu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 289 .-Villages:* Camas * Candones...
- GraméuGraméuGraméu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 35 .-Villages:* Giranes...
(Gramedo) - PandenesPandenesPandenes is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 86 .-Villages:* Pandenes* Los Villares...
- SantolayaSantolaya (Cabranes)Santolaya is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 304 .-Villages:* Arboleya...
(Santa Eulalia) - TorazuTorazuTorazu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 260 .-Villages:* Castiellu* Cervera...
(Torazo) - ViñónViñónViñón is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 199 .-Villages:* d'Arboleya* Ñao* La Puerte...
Art
Because the municipality had a great number of 'Indianos', there is a rich civil architecture. Notable among the buildings are the schools of Viñón and Santolaya, and the chalet of Alfonso San Feliz.There are also many religious buildings, such as the church of San Julián de Viñon, declared an Artistic Historic Monument, in a mixed style of Pre-Roman Asturian
Asturian art
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias.-Historical introduction:...
and Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque 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,...
. The parish church of Santa Eulalia, from the 15th century, and the church of San Martín el Real, in a mannerist style, are also notable.
Towns
- FresnéuFresnéuFresnéu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 289 .-Villages:* Camas * Candones...
- GraméuGraméuGraméu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 35 .-Villages:* Giranes...
(Gramedo) - PandenesPandenesPandenes is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 86 .-Villages:* Pandenes* Los Villares...
- Santolaya (Santa Eulalia)
- TorazuTorazuTorazu is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 260 .-Villages:* Castiellu* Cervera...
(Torazo) - ViñónViñónViñón is one of six parishes in Cabranes, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size with a population of 199 .-Villages:* d'Arboleya* Ñao* La Puerte...
- Arboleya
- Niao
- Vegapallía
- Valbuena