Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: List of municipalities in Asturias


Related Topics

In the News (Thu 3 Dec 09)

  
  R
municipality of rattenkirchen (mühldorf county, oberbayern district, bavaria, germany)
municipality of algarinejo (granada province, andalusia, spain)
municipality of regencós (baix empordà county, girona province, catalonia, spain)
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/keywordr.html   (2097 words)

  
  Asturias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principau d'Asturies or Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coast facing the (Spanish: Mar Cantábrico).
Asturias was formerly called the province of Oviedo during a short period of time under Franco's dictatorship but it got its original name back in the democracy.
At one point, Asturias was one of the last remnants of Germanic Spain; for this reason, the heir to the Spanish throne automatically takes the title of Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the British throne is the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.
www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Asturias   (730 words)

  
 asturias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coast facing the Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya or Mar Cantábrico).
At one point, Asturias was one of the last remnants of Christian Spain; for this reason, the heir to the Spanish throne automatically takes the title of Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the British throne is the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.
Asturias is known for its fine lamb and seafood, but its most famous dish is Fabada Asturiana, a stew made with large white beans (fabes), shoulder of pork (lacón), fl sausage (morcilla), spicy sausage (chorizo) and saffron (azafrán).
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Asturias.html   (425 words)

  
 Asturias - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coast facing the Cantabric Sea (Spanish: Mar Cantábrico).
Asturias shares the Parque Nacional Picos de Europa Biosphere Reserve (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and with the province of León.
Asturias is known for its fine beef, game and seafood, but its most famous dish is Fabada Asturiana, a stew made with large white beans (fabes), shoulder of pork (lacón), fl sausage (morcilla), spicy sausage (chorizo) and saffron (azafrán).
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /asturias.htm   (760 words)

  
 Asturias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, a polimath and prominent reformer and politician of the late 18th century, was born in the seaside town of Gijón (Xixón in the Asturian language).
As a result, Asturias remained loyal to the democratic republican government during the war, and was the scene of an extraordinary defence in extreme terrain, the Battle of El Mazuco.
Asturias has benefited extensively since 1986 from European Union investment in roads and other essential infrastructure, though there has also been some controversy regarding how these funds are spent, for example, on miners' pensions.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asturias   (1900 words)

  
 U
municipality of ulldecona (montsià county, tarragona province, catalonia, spain)
municipality of unterreit (mühldorf county, oberbayern district, bavaria, germany)
municipalities in upper austria (austria): listed by colours
www.fotw.us /flags/keywordu.html   (1675 words)

  
 Asturias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian : Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coastfacing the Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya or MarCantábrico).
At one point, Asturias was one of the last remnants of Christian Spain; for this reason, the heir to the Spanish throneautomatically takes the title of Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the British throne is the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay.
Asturias is known for its fine lamb and seafood, but its most famous dish is FabadaAsturiana, a stew made with large white beans (fabes), shoulder of pork (lacón), fl sausage(morcilla), spicy sausage (chorizo) and saffron (azafrán).
www.therfcc.org /asturias-44608.html   (368 words)

  
 Geonomy
the municipality is bordered on the north by villayón, on the south by cangas del narcea and ibias, to the east by tineo and to the west by pesoz, grandas de salime and negueira de muñiz (in the province of lugo, galicia).
it is bordered on the north by gijón and corvera de asturias, on the south by oviedo, on the east by gijón and siero, and on the west by illas and las regueras.
it is situated on the central eastern coastline, and borders with the asturian municipalities of gijón and siero to the west, sariego, nava, cabranes and piloña to the south and to colunga to the east.
www.geonomy.com /geonomy/viewHome.do?zoom=2&tagName=Asturias   (2266 words)

  
 Asturias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The capital is Oviedo; Asturias was formerly called the province of Oviedo.
In 1934, the worker movements fought the government of the Second Spanish Republic in the so-called Revolution of Asturias.
The traditional resource of Asturias was mountain farming.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/asturias   (436 words)

  
 ASTURIAS FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: ''Principau d'Asturies'' or ''Asturies'') has over 3500 years of recorded history and is an autonomous community within the country of Spain.
Asturias is bordered to the east by Cantabria, to the south by Castilla_y_León, to the west by Galicia, and to the north by the Cantabrian_Sea.
The Industrial_Revolution came to Asturias with the discovery and systematic exploitation of coal and iron resources.
www.witwib.com /?s=Asturias   (1780 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Autonomous communities of Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Spanish Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, Spains legislative branch.
Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of area.
Here is a list of the autonomous communities of Spain in order of population.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Autonomous-communities-of-Spain   (5188 words)

  
 Asturias LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
Asturias has been occupied by humans since the Lower Paleolithic era; and during the Upper Paleolithic was characterized by cave paintings in the eastern part of the area.
Asturias is especially known for its seafood and its most famous regional dish Fabada Asturiana, a rich stew made with large white beans (fabes), shoulder of pork (lacón), fl sausage (morcilla), spicy sausage (chorizo, and saffron (azafrán).
Asturias is served by Asturias International Airport (OVD), 40 kilometres from Oviedo, near the northwest coast and the industrial town of Avilés.
www.school-explorer.com /info/Asturias   (2870 words)

  
 Asturias North of Spain accommodation pages
Asturias is bordered to the east by Cantabria, to the south by Castilla y León, to the west by Galicia, and to the north by the Cantabrian Sea.
As a result, Asturias remained loyal to the democratic republican government during the war, and was the scene of an extraordinary defence in extreme terrain, the Battle of El Mazuco.
Asturias is often called "the land of cheeses" (el pais de los quesos) due to the product`s diversity and quality in this region.
www.direct-hotels-online.com /Spain/Asturias/Asturias.html   (1492 words)

  
 Tchatting.com Forums
As a result of his actions, the People of Puerto Rico won the Prince of Asturias Award in 1991, which is awarded annually to those who defend and contribute to the growth of the Spanish language.
Municipalities are subdivided into wards or barrios, and those into sectors.
Each municipality has a mayor and a municipal legislature elected for a 4 year term.
www.tchatting.com /forum/vbencyclopedia.php?title=Puerto_Rico   (6420 words)

  
 Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, the old historic nationalities — Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia — were given far-reaching autonomy, which was then soon extended to all Spanish regions, resulting in one of the most decentralized territorial organizations in Western Europe.
Asturias, Principality of (Principáu d'Asturies in Asturian/Principado de Asturias in Spanish '')
The autonomous communities of Asturias, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, La Rioja, Navarre, Murcia, and Madrid are each composed of a single province.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/s/sp/spain.html   (2912 words)

  
 Asturias - ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Asturias is regarded to be a part of so called Green Spain.
Asturias has benefited extensively since 1986 from European Union investment in roads and other essential infrastructure, though there has also been some controversy regarding how these funds are spent, for example, on miners' pensions.
Asturias is served by Santiago del Monte Airport (OVD), 40 kilometres from Oviedo, near the northwest coast and the industrial town of Avilés.
asturias.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Asturias   (1449 words)

  
 Asturias -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Asturias was formerly called the province of Oviedo during a short period of time under (Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)) Franco's dictatorship but it got its original name back in the democracy.
Asturias shares the Parque Nacional Picos de Europa Biosphere Reserve (in the (Click link for more info and facts about Picos de Europa) Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and with the province of León.
Troops led by (Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)) Francisco Franco were brought from the North African colonies to suffocate the rebellion.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/as/asturias.htm   (1042 words)

  
 Read about Asturias at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Asturias and learn about Asturias here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gijón, which is the biggest city of Asturias, and the industrial city of
Asturias was formerly called the province of Oviedo during a short period of time under
At one point, Asturias was one of the last remnants of Christian Spain; for this reason, the heir to the Spanish throne automatically takes the title of Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the British throne is the
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Asturias   (588 words)

  
 Mapa de Asturias
For this reason since the 14th century the heir to the Spanish throne automatically takes the title Prince of Asturias, much as the heir to the British throne is the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland.
But after the fading of the Regnum Asturorum (Kingdom of Asturias), this historic land survived as a marginal territory in the north of Spain, although it provided the Spanish court with high-ranking aristocrats and played an important role in the colonisation of the Americas.
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, a polimath and prominent reformer and politician of the late 18th century, was born in the seaside town of Gijón.
www.travelamap.com /espana2/ciudad.asp?id=5   (1474 words)

  
 Spain - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Only three small Christian counties in the mountains of northern Spain managed to cling to their independence: Asturias, Navarra and Aragon, which were eventually to become kingdoms.
They consider themselves a guerrilla organization while they are actually listed as a terrorist organization by both the European Union and the United States in their watchlists on the matter.
Galician (galego) in Galicia (Galicia or Galiza) and the occidental borders of Asturias and Leon.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Spain   (8357 words)

  
 List of Mughal emperors - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about List of Mughal emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As the Dutch trader Francisco Pelsaert (1595–1630) commented, while Mogul emperors were ‘kings of the plains and open roads’, they effectively ruled barely a half of the dominions over which they claimed sovereignty, there being ‘nearly as many rebels as subjects’.
List of movies with TV shows and other movies in them
List of MPs for Wales in the 53rd parliament
encyclopedia.farlex.com /List+of+Mughal+emperors   (403 words)

  
 Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is divided in 78 municipalities and its U.S. postal abbreviation is PR.
As a commonwealth associated with the United States, Puerto Rico does not have any first-order administrative divisions as defined by the U.S. Government, but there are 78 municipalities at the second order.
Each municipality has a Mayor and a Municipal Legislature elected for a 4 year term.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/p/pu/puerto_rico.html   (2025 words)

  
 Spain
With the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the arrival of democracy, the old historic nationalities — Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia — were given far-reaching autonomy, which was then soon extended to all Spanish regions, resulting in one of the most decentralized territorial organizations in Western Europe.
Autonomous communities group provinces (for instance, Extremadura is made of two provinces: Cáceres and Badajoz).
There are also five places of sovereignty (plazas de soberanía) on and off the African coast: the cities of Ceuta and Melilla are administered as autonomous cities, an intermediate status between cities and communities; the islands of the Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera are under direct Spanish administration.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/s/sp/spain.html   (3015 words)

  
 Asturias Hotels
Hotel establishments, camp sites, rural accommodation and tourist apartments make up a wide tourist offer which gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy a service of quality and with special attention to the consumer and which is considered one of the best offers in Europe.
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principau d'Asturies or Asturies) has over 3500 years of recorded history and is an autonomous community within the country of Spain.
Troops under the command of Francisco Franco were brought from the North African colonies to put down the rebellion and a ferocious repression followed.
www.sleepinspain.com /asturias/asturias.asp   (665 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
List of music groups whose songs have been used in advertising
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsname-Wikipedia-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-22451   (73 words)

  
 Asturias - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Asturies) is a province and an autonomous community of Spain on the north coast facing the Cantabric Sea (Spanish: Golfo de Vizcaya or Mar Cantábrico).
During the 18th Century, Asturias became one of the main sites of the Spanish Enlightement.
The Industrial Revolution broke into Asturias with the discoverement and explotation of coal and iron sources.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Asturias   (572 words)

  
 Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the 8th century, nearly all the Iberian peninsula, which had been under Visigothic rule, was quickly conquered (from 711), by Muslims (the Moors), who had crossed over from North Africa, as part of the expansion of the Umayyad empire.
Principality of Asturias (Principáu d'Asturies in Asturian/Principado de Asturias in Spanish)
The latter, meaning "Mountain cow-breeders" dwell in mountain ranges in the Principality of Asturias and have kept historically apart from the valley dwellers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spain   (4913 words)

  
 Asturias   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Princess of Asturias has been placed under medical observation, the source said.
date) Almost all the laureates of the 2005 Austurias Awards, to be awarded at a ceremony in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias, by Felipe...
The princess of Asturias was admitted to the clinic at about 00:30 am (2230 GMT on Monday), a source at the Royal Palace said.
www.wikiverse.org /asturias   (529 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.