Teverga

Teverga ( Asturian Teberga ) is a municipality ( concejo ) in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. The main town and seat of the municipality is La Plaza.

Coat of arms

  • Above the Victory Cross with Two Angels ( cruz de los angeles angels = cross) refers to the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Oviedo
  • Below left variant of the coat of arms of the family Focella with the circulating

Text: O CUAN BIEN LO Hizo BELLIDO CON LA ESPADA EN LA MANO Oh how good it has done Bellido with the sword in his hand

  • Bottom Right, coat of arms of Miranda family

The families Focella and Miranda were just like the Archdiocese of Oviedo long time lords of the community and so were included in the coat of arms.

Geology

The region was formed in the Carboniferous. The substrate consists mainly of shale, quartzite and coal.

Location

The community is surrounded by Teverga

History

First traces of settlement date back to the Neolithic period. Mounds can still be seen today near the villages Cueiro, Santa Cristina, Sobia and El Cordal. 50 drawings from the period between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age and the remains of several hill forts occupy the former settlement.

From the period of Roman occupation remains of the road network are still preserved. The discovery of coins with the image of the emperor Augustus allowed here a temporal assignment.

First written evidence of Teverga date from the 10th and 14th centuries and refer to a donation to the Archdiocese of Oviedo, the more land and buildings were left in Teverga. So the Countess of Aldanza donated the monastery of San Pedro de Teverga which can still be visited today.

During the Peninsular War the church underwent their fighting spirit and their resistance to the advancing French army talked about.

1827 were on the order of King Bermudo III. the places Páramo and Focella the municipality incorporated.

Policy

Economy

Data from the Statistical Office of Economic Development in Asturias, as of 2009 (PDF; 75 kB ) Sadei

Demographics

Parroquias

Attractions

  • Former collegiate San Pedro de Teverga (43 ° 9 ' 27.7 "N, 6 ° 6' 16" W43.157698 - 6.104437499 )
  • Archaeological Park near Teverga ( Parque de la prehistoria de Teverga 43 ° 8 ' 6.7 "N, 6 ° 4' 26.5 " W43.135181 - 6.074039565 )

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Adrián López Álvarez, born in San Martín de Teverga, is a Spanish footballer.
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias, philologist and writer

Swell

  • Population figures, see INE and INE Archive
  • Coordinates and altitude information see Google Earth
  • Postcodes on GeoPostcodes.com
Comarca Oviedo (Comarca) List of postal codes in Spain Asturias Airport Municipio Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo Belmonte de Miranda Yernes y Tameza Grado, Asturias Proaza Somiedo Colegiata de San Pedro de Teverga United Left (Spain) Asturias Forum People's Party (Spain) Allande Aller, Asturias Amieva Bimenes Boal Cabrales Cabranes Candamo Cangas del Narcea Caravia Caso Castropol Colunga Corvera de Asturias Cudillero El Franco Grandas de Salime Ibias Illano Illas Langreo Laviana Lena, Asturias Llanera, Asturias Llanes Mieres, Asturias Nava, Asturias Navia, Asturias Parres Pesoz Ponga, Asturias Pravia Las Regueras Ribadedeva Ribadesella Ribera de Arriba Riosa Salas, Asturias San Tirso de Abres Santa Eulalia de Oscos Santo Adriano Sariego Siero Sobrescobio Soto del Barco Tapia de Casariego Taramundi Tineo Vegadeo Villanueva de Oscos Villaviciosa, Asturias
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