Caravia
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Caravia | |
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  Caravia Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates:43°26′59.9″N5°10′59.9″W/ 43.449972°N 5.183306°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Oriente |
| Judicial district | Villaviciosa |
| Capital | Prado |
| Government | |
| •Alcalde | Pablo García Pando (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.36 km2(5.16 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Density | 36/km2(92/sq mi) |
| Demonym | caraviense |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 33344 |
| Website | Official website |
Caraviais a municipality in theAutonomous Communityof thePrincipality of Asturias,Spain. It is bordered on the north by theBay of Biscay,part of theCantabrian Sea,on the south byParres,on the east byRibadesellaand on the west byColunga.
Geography
[edit]Caravia is the third smallest municipality of Asturias. The population is centered mainly in Prado (Prau inAsturian), the municipal capital, Duesos and Duyos. It is 68 km fromOviedo,the capital of the principality.
There are mountain summits in the southern parts of Caravia, with Fito (631 m) being the highest. In the north there are three main beaches: Beciella, Arenal de Morís and Espasa. The beaches are separated by great cliffs along the coast. The rest of the municipality has little variation inorography.Its main watercourse is the Romeros river.
Together with the municipalities ofColunga,Piloña,ParresandRibadesella,Caravia is part of the geographic area known as Sierra del Sueve.
Parishes
[edit]History
[edit]Paleolithic
[edit]The first humans in Caravia were during thePaleolithicperiod, during the time when humans began to use stone tools. From this time period, there are ruins known as "Les Vaques" and "La Pongueta", located near Duyos, where Paleolithic humans lived near a small river and rocky escarpment.
Recent Prehistory
[edit]There is a largedolmen-liketumulus(or burial mound) near Beciella beach, by the mouth of the Romeros river. Nearby, there is also the Necrópolis de la Tuerba, formed by three tumuluses located in the coastal plain.
Iron Age
[edit]The first excavations made in the Picu el Castru, were carried out August 22, 1917, byAurelio del Llano.He found a prehistoric fortification in his first dig, located two kilometers from the sea at an altitude of 380 m. This fortification had a perimeter of 225 m.
From thiscastro-style fortification, both the sea and the mountains can be seen, making it an ideal location to oversee Caravia and Colunga. It is accessed by a meandering ramp which leads to the interior containing the foundations of rectangular huts, 4 by 3 m, separated one from another by 90 cm.
According to Aurelio de Llano in his book "The Book of Caravia",[2]the fortification contained tools, domestic utensils, and feminine jewelry. There werefibulaemade ofbronzeandiron,pendants and necklaces. One notable bronze fibula was decorated with an em Boss ed pony. Aurelio de Llano determined that the fortification dates back to theBronze Age(2500 BC to 900 BC). All the pieces coming from the excavation are currently in theArchaeological Museum of Asturias.
Roman Era
[edit]One importantsteleexists from theRoman era,known as the Stele of Duesos (La Estela de Duesos). It was discovered on the exterior of the Church of Duesos, carved in aquartziteblock. The existence of these steles, frequently embedded in Christian churches during their construction, is due to the conversion toChristianityof places wherepaganreligions were formerly practiced.
The stele is a fragment withoutepigraphand it is decorated on all four sides. The decoration is divided in registers, and the head is undecorated. A recurring theme of the carving is curved radii similar to aswastika.It is similar to Roman steles, but maintains traditional indigenous features. Among the materials taken from the fortification, there are examples of decorations similar to the stele.
Demography
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Politics
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| PSOE | PP | IU-BA | Andere | Total | |
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| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^Llano Roza de Ampudia 1919.
- Llano Roza de Ampudia, Aurelio de[in Spanish](1919).El libro de Caravia(in Spanish). Oviedo: Imprenta Gutenberg.(Google Books)
External links
[edit]- Federación Asturiana de Concejos(Spanish)
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