Morcín | |
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 Asturcones in the Morcín landscape | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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  Morcín Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′N 5°53′W / 43.283°N 5.883°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Oviedo |
| Judicial district | Mieres |
| Capital | Santa Eulalia de Morcín |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Jesús Álvarez Barbao (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.05 km2 (19.32 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,712 m (5,617 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,631 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | morciniego/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33161 a 33163 |
| Official language(s) | Asturian, Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
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
Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
Bir Enzaran, Western Sahara
Lécousse, France
Gallery
Torreón de Peñerudes
Hermitage of Santiago, in the Monsacro mountain; Morcín, Asturias
Church of the parish of San Miguel de Argame
Church of the parish of San Antonio de la Foz; La Foz de Morcín
Hermitage of Santa Cecilia en el Vallín
Church of the parish of Santa Eulalia de Morcín
Embalse de Alfilorios
Cofradía Amigos de los Nabos
Medieval chapel in Monsacro mountain
References
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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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