Cudillero
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Cudillero is a small village and municipality
in the Principality of Asturias
, Spain
. These days, Cudillero's main economic activities are related to tourism, but it is also known for its fishing ships. A legend says that it was founded by the Vikings. People from Cudillero speak Spanish
and a dialect called Pixueto
. Its capital is Cudillero.
Bottom: A reference to the Church of San Pedro.
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 Principality 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...
, Spain
Spain
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. These days, Cudillero's main economic activities are related to tourism, but it is also known for its fishing ships. A legend says that it was founded by the Vikings. People from Cudillero speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and a dialect called Pixueto
Pixueto
Pixuetu is a variety of asturian language, spoken almost exclusively in Cudillero, Asturias . Every June 28 a long poem written in pixuetu , explaining the events of the previous year, is read to the St Peter´s figure during the village's main festivities....
. Its capital is Cudillero.
Coat of Arms
- Top left: Arms of the Pravia family.
- Top right: Arms of the Omaña family.
Bottom: A reference to the Church of San Pedro.
Way of Saint James
The Way of Saint James, named The Northern Way (Camino de la Costa) passes through Cudillero. There is also a Pilgrim Heritage Hostal: Albergue de Peregrinos «Soto de Luiña» - Soto de Luiña, s/n - 3156-Cudillero with 20 Beds. Phone 985-59.00.03Politic
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Others | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Parishes
Cudillero has nine parishes (administrative divisions):- BallotaBallota (Cudillero)Ballota is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 305 .-Villages:* Reseḷḷinas* Santa Marina* Vaḷḷouta...
(Val.louta) - Cudillero (Cuideiru)
- FaedoFaedo (Cudillero)Faedo is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 147 .-Villages:*Corollos*La Fenosa*Orderias*La Tabla*Villeirín...
- NovellanaNovellanaNovellana is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 317 .-Villages:* Castañeras* Nuviana...
- OviñanaOviñana (Cudillero)Oviñana is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 529 ....
(Ouviñana) - PiñeraPiñera (Cudillero)Piñera is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 716 .-Villages:* Armayor* Arancés* Bustiellu* Pepín* Piñera...
- San Juan de PiñeraSan Juan de PiñeraSan Juan de Piñera is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.-Villages:* Arroxas* Belandres* La Cuesta'l Cestu* El Mantu* Outeiru...
(San Xuan de Piñera) - San Martín de LuiñaSan Martín de LuiñaSan Martín de Luiña is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 987 .-Villages:...
(Samartín de Lluiña) - Soto de LuiñaSoto de LuiñaSoto de Luiña is one of nine parishes in the Cudillero municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 505 .-Villages:* Albuerne* Llanurrozu* Pandiellu...
(Soutu Lluiña)
Demography
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