Pravia

Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero

Cudillero

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...

 and Muros de Nalón

Muros de Nalón

Muros de Nalón is a small coastal municipality in the Spanish province of Asturias, with an area of 8.09 square kilometers. It is bounded to the north by the Bay of Biscay, to the east by the river Nalón, to the south by Pravia and the west by Cudillero...

, on the east by Candamo

Candamo

Candamo is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by Grado, on the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco, and on the west by Pravia and Salas.-History:Around Candamo and specially on the...

 and Soto del Barco

Soto del Barco

Soto del Barco is a small, coastal municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is located on the banks of the mouth of the Nalón River.-Parishes:* La Arena* La Corrada* Ranón...

, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.

Since 774, when King Silo

Silo of Asturias

Silo was the king of Asturias from 774 to 783. He succeeded Aurelius, having married Adosinda, daughter of Alfonso I.He transferred the capital from Cangas de Onís to the village of Pravia, which was closer to the centre of the kingdom. He was a local magnate of the region around Pravia...

 established his court at Santianes de Pravia, until the reign of Alfonso II

Alfonso II of Asturias

Alfonso II , called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father's death, but one tradition relates his being put in the monastery of...

, it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturias

Kingdom of Asturias

The Kingdom of Asturias was a Kingdom in the Iberian peninsula founded in 718 by Visigothic nobles under the leadership of Pelagius of Asturias. It was the first Christian political entity established following the collapse of the Visigothic kingdom after Islamic conquest of Hispania...

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Parishes

Arango Arango Arango is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 264 .-Villages and hamlets:* Allence* Arborio... Cordovero Cordovero Cordovero is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 102 .-Villages and hamlets:* Cordovero * La Castañal* Las Piñera... Corias Corias Corias is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 232 .-Villages and hamlets:* Corias * Las Campas... Escoredo Escoredo Escoredo is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 90 .-Villages and hamlets:* Castañedo... Folgueras Folgueras (Pravia) Folgueras is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 194 .-Villages and hamlets:* Ablanedo * Folgueras...

Inclán Inclán Inclán is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 103 .-Villages and hamlets:*Fondos de Villa*Godina... Somado Somado Somado is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 330 .... Pravia Pravia (parish) Pravia is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 6,632 .-Villages and hamlets:* Agones* Cañedo... Pronga Pronga Pronga is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 78 .-Villages and hamlets:* Beifar* Pronga... Quinzanas Quinzanas Quinzanas is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 80 .-Villages and hamlets:* Docina* La Vallina...

Sandamías Sandamías Sandamías is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 78 .-Villages and hamlets:* Perzanas* Sandamías... Santianes Santianes (Pravia) Santianes is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 641 .-Villages and hamlets:* Bances* Los Cabos* Santianes... Selgas Selgas Selgas is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 62 .-Villages and hamlets:* Caliero... Villafría Villafría Villafría is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 88 .-Villages and hamlets:* Recuevo * Villafría... Villavaler Villavaler Villavaler is one of fifteen parishes in Pravia, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 138 .-Villages and hamlets:* Carceda* Lomparte...

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos
• Spanish Pre-Romanesque Art Guide; Santianes de Pravia church