Salas
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San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
to Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
, and on a small subtributary of the river Narcea. It is bordered on the north by Valdés
Valdés, Asturias
Valdés is a Spanish municipality in the province of Asturias. Its capital is Luarca. It borders the Bay of Biscay on the north, the municipalities of Navia and Villayón on the west, Tineo on the south, Salas on the southeast, and Cudillero on the east. The rivers Esva, Negro and Barayo flow through...
, 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 Pravia
Pravia
Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.Since 774, when King Silo...
, to south by Belmonte de Miranda
Belmonte de Miranda
Belmonte de Miranda is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Salas, on the east by Grado, to the south by Somiedo and Teverga, and on the west by Tineo....
, to the east by Pravia
Pravia
Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.Since 774, when King Silo...
, 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 Grado
Grado, Asturias
Grado is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Candamo and Las Regueras, on the east by Proaza, Santo Adriano and Oviedo, on the south by Teverga and Yernes y Tameza, and on the west by Belmonte de Miranda and...
, and to the west by Tineo
Tineo
- Politics :-Parroquias :-Tourism:The Sacred Art Museum of Tineo is located at the Plaza Alonso Martinez inside the Convento de San Francisco del Monte , a 14th century Roman Catholic church accessible via the AS-217 road.-External links:***...
and Valdés.
Salas is a mountainous region in which coal-mining and agriculture are the principal industries. The products of this region are sent for export to 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...
, a small harbour on the Bay of Biscay
Bay of Biscay
The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
.
There are several buildings of importance in Salas, the Palacio de Valdés and Castillo de Salas
Castillo de Salas (castle)
The Castillo de Salas is a castle in the town of Salas in the region of Asturias, northern Spain. It first appeared in documentation in 1124.-Description:The castle is linked to the palace of Valdés Salas, which is currently a small hotel,...
among others.
Parroquías (parishes)
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Millara Millara is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 24. The altitude is above sea level.... Priero (Salas) Priero is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 93.-Villages:*Priero *El Tárano... Salas (parish) Salas is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 1,600 .-Villages:*Mallecín *Salas... San Antolín de la Dóriga San Antolín de la Dóriga is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 24. The altitude is above sea level.... San Esteban de la Dóriga San Esteban de la Dóriga is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 167.-Villages:* Bulse... San Justo de la Dóriga San Justo de la Dóriga is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 57.-Villages:* Cotariello... San Vicente (Salas) San Vicente is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 174.... Santa Eulalia de la Dóriga Santa Eulalia de la Dóriga is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 234.-Villages:* Bárcena * Doriga... Santiago de la Barca Santiago de la Barca is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 39.-Villages:*El Rubial*Requejo... Santullano (Salas) Santullano is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 38.-Villages and hamlets:*El Monte*El Pozo... Soto de los Infantes Soto de los Infantes is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 116. The elevation is above sea level.... Viescas Viescas is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 91.-Villages and hamlets:*Carlés *El Pevidal... Villamar (Salas) Villamar is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 161.-Villages and hamlets:*Casazorrina... Villazón (Salas) Villazón is one of 28 parishes in Salas, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.It is in size, with a population of 464.-Villages and hamlets:*Allence*Arrojo... |
Politics
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| PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
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| PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
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| IU United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... |
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