Morcín

Municipality in Asturias, Spain
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Coat of arms of Morcín
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43°17′N 5°53′W / 43.283°N 5.883°W / 43.283; -5.883Country SpainAutonomous community AsturiasProvinceAsturiasComarcaOviedoJudicial districtMieresCapitalSanta Eulalia de MorcínGovernment
 • AlcaldeJesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE)Area
 • Total50.05 km2 (19.32 sq mi)Highest elevation
1,712 m (5,617 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,631 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)Demonymmorciniego/aTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
33161 a 33163
Official language(s)Asturian, SpanishWebsiteOfficial website
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Morcín is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain.[2] It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Ribera de Arriba, on the east by Ribera and Mieres, on the south by Riosa on the west by Quirós.[3]

Parishes

Twin towns

Gallery

  • Torreón de Peñerudes
    Torreón de Peñerudes
  • Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias
    Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias
  • Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame
    Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame
  • Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín
    Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín
  • Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín
    Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín
  • Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín
    Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín
  • Embalse de Alfilorios
    Embalse de Alfilorios
  • Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos
    Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos
  • Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain
    Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Arias, Pablo (2009). "Rites in the Dark? An Evaluation of the Current Evidence for Ritual Areas at Magdalenian Cave Sites". World Archaeology. 41 (2): 262–294. ISSN 0043-8243.
  3. ^ "Bibliografía Hispánica". Revista Hispánica Moderna. 21 (3/4): 379–424. 1955. ISSN 0034-9593.

External links

  • Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)


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