Vegadeo
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Vegadeo is a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
Location
The municipality is bordered by Vegadeo
History
Finds from the Stone Age confirm the early settlement of the region. The Romans had several castles, traces of which can still be seen. Only by the Spanish struggle for freedom makes the region in the 19th century again attracted attention.
Geology
Land
The predominantly of limestone and sandstone subsoil with the Pozo de la Nieve, ( 1,130 m) as highest point is typical of this coastal region.
Waters
The municipality is crossed by the river Eo.
Climate
As in many parts of Asturias there by proximity to the Gulf Stream here an almost Mediterranean climate with warm dry summers but cold winters ago, in the fall it comes sometimes to relatively strong storms.
Economy
Agriculture is here, as in much of Asturias, the largest source of income. Through its position on Eo the tourism industry is very strong growing. Trade and production will only take place in mid-sized companies.
Policy
Demographics
Attractions
- Iglesia ( church) parroquial in Piantón.
- Iglesia ( church) parroquial in Abres.
- Palaces and country houses from the 16th century Palacio de Meredo; Casa de Lastra in Vixande; Casas del Rego and La Corredoira in Piantón; Casa Villamil; Casa de Campo El; Palacio de Valledor and Casa de Parga in Vegadeo
Festivals and Celebrations
- June 25, Fiesta del Corpus in Piantón
- July 25 to 26, Santiago Apóstol in Abres
- 1st Sunday - 18 de July, Santa Marina in Meredo
- 1st Sunday in August, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in Molexón
- 3rd Sunday in August, Santa Leocadia in Miou
- 1st Sunday in September, Fiesta de las Piraguas in Abres
- 8 Septiember, Nuestra Señora de Covadonga in Guiar
- 2nd Sunday in September, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores in Paramios
- December 26, San Esteban in Piantón
Parroquias
The municipality is divided into 6 parroquias.
- Abres 248 inhabitants ( 2006)
- Guiar 51 inhabitants (2006)
- Meredo 314 inhabitants ( 2006)
- Paramios 130 inhabitants (2006)
- Piantón 568 inhabitants ( 2006)
- Vegadeo 3056 inhabitants ( 2006)
Hamlets and villages
- Abres 192 inhabitants (2006)
- Barranca de Paramios 8 inhabitants (2006)
- Besedo 35 inhabitants (2006)
- Castromourán 38 inhabitants (2006)
- Chao de Porzún 24 inhabitants (2006)
- Coba 36 inhabitants (2006)
- Cobre 19 inhabitants (2006)
- Espina 36 inhabitants (2006)
- Estelo 16 inhabitants (2006)
- Folgueiras 26 inhabitants (2006)
- Fuente de Louteiro 65 inhabitants (2006)
- Graña de Guiar 27 inhabitants (2006)
- Guiar 24 inhabitants (2006)
- Louteiro 38 inhabitants (2006)
- Meredo 138 inhabitants (2006)
- Miou 119 inhabitants (2006)
- Molejón 43 inhabitants (2006)
- Monticelo 35 inhabitants (2006)
- Montouto 36 inhabitants (2006)
- Nafarea 23 inhabitants (2006)
- Paramios 8 inhabitants (2006)
- Penzol 38 inhabitants (2006)
- Piantón 195 inhabitants ( 2006)
- Porzún 39 inhabitants (2006)
- Refojos 56 inhabitants (2006)
- Restrepo 31 inhabitants (2006)
- Seladaloura 29 inhabitants (2006)
- Vega de Villar 44 inhabitants (2006)
- Vijande 20 inhabitants (2006)
- Villameitide 74 inhabitants (2006)
- Vinjoy 43 inhabitants (2006)
Sons and daughters
- Emilio Cotarelo ( Emilio Cotarelo y Mori ) born May 1, 1857 in Vegadeo; † January 27, 1936 in Madrid, musicologist and bibliographer
Swell
- Population figures, see INE
- Area Code
- Altitude Google Earth