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Cangas de Onís (Asturian: Cangues d'Onís "valleys of Onís"[2]) is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís.

Cangas de Onís
Cangues d'Onís
Municipality
The hump-backed "Roman Bridge" on the Sella River
Cangas de Onís
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°21′N 5°8′W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOriente
Judicial districtCangas de Onís
CapitalCangas de Onís
Government
  AlcaldeJose Manuel González Castro (PP)
Area
  Total212.75 km2 (82.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,478 m (8,130 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total6,278
  Density30/km2 (76/sq mi)
Demonymcangués
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33547 to 33559
WebsiteOfficial website

More than seventy square kilometres of the conceyu form part of the Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa.


History


Within the park is the village of Covadonga, where the battle of Covadonga (about 722), the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia after the Islamic conquest, marks the starting-point of the Reconquista. Cangas de Onís is the site of the first church constructed in post-conquest Iberia, Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís (737), built on an ancient dolmen.

A parish named Cangas de Onís is attested for the 14th century. The stone bridge across the Sella River was built in the 14th or 15th century.

Cangas de Onís was represented in the Junta General of the principality of Asturias in 1504. Covadonga began to be developed as a pilgrimage site in the 16th century, attracting commerce. The settlement of Cangas de Onís grew rapidly in the mid 19th century. A meteorite fall is recorded for the year 1866.

Cangas de Onís/Cangues d'Onís was bombarded several times in the Spanish Civil War. It served as the seat of the Regional Council in the "pre-autonomous regime" of 19781981 prior to the entering into force of the Statute of Autonomy of the Principality of Asturias on 31 January 1982.


Vegetation


Given its varied height it has many types of plants, including many mountain shrubs, heather; oak, have and ash trees, rounded by grassland and copes.


Economy


The main economic activities of this region are agriculture and cattle rearing along with rural tourism. The nearby Covadonga Sanctuary and its surrounding lakes are one of the main tourist destinations in Asturies.


Parishes


Cangas de Onís is divided in eleven parishes:

The capital of the municipality is the parish of Cangas de Onís. It is 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) in size with a population of 4,326 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33550 and is divided in several villages:




References


  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Canga (plural cangues) is an Asturian word for "valley, canyon".



На других языках


[de] Cangas de Onís

Cangas de Onís ist ein Ort im Osten der spanischen Provinz Asturien. Es ist Hauptort der gleichnamigen Gemeinde und liegt im Tal der Flüsse Sella und Güeña. Cangas de Onis war bis 774 Sitz der Herrscher des Königreichs Asturien. Über 7000 Hektar der Fläche gehören zum Nationalpark Picos de Europa. Zur Gemeinde Cangas de Onís gehört auch der Wallfahrtsort Covadonga.
- [en] Cangas de Onís

[es] Cangas de Onís

Cangas de Onís (en asturiano Cangues d'Onís) es un concejo de la comunidad autónoma del Principado de Asturias, España; una parroquia de dicho concejo; capital del concejo; y uno de los 18 partidos judiciales de Asturias.

[ru] Кангас-де-Онис

Кангас-де-Онис (исп. Cangas de Onís, астур. Cangues d'Onís) — населённый пункт и муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Астурия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Орьенте. Занимает площадь 212,75 км². Население — 6 756 человек (на 2010 год). Первая столица Королевства Астурия и, следовательно, Испании (до 774 года).



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