Cudillero

Cudillero / Cuideiru municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Eo-Navia
Coordinates	43 ° 34 ′ N , 6 ° 9 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′ N , 6 ° 9 ′ W
Area :	100.78 km²
Residents :	4,987 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	49.48 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33150
Municipality number ( INE ):	33021
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 16.2 km
administration
Mayor :	Francisco González Méndez ( PSOE )
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de San Pedro - 33150 Cudillero - Tel .: +34 985 59 00 03
Website :	cudillero.es
Location of the municipality

Cudillero (officially Cuideiru in Asturian ) is a municipality in the Autonomous Region of Asturias in northern Spain . Bounded to the north by the Cantabrian Sea , to the south by Salas , to the west by Valdés and to the east by Muros de Nalón . The city of Cudillero is the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name in the judicial district of Pravia . The highest point in the municipality is El Picón with a height of 785 meters above sea level .

history

Cudillero

Playa de Ballota

Flag of the community

According to a legend , the city was founded by the Vikings . What is certain, however, is a significantly earlier settlement in the Stone Age . A completely independent dialect , the so-called Pixueto , is spoken in Cudillero . Remains of ramparts confirm the presence of the Celts / Visigoths in any case .

coat of arms

Coat of arms crown : A symbol of a city coat of arms
Shield head , left flank: Coat of arms of the Pravia family with the lines Cuervo and Cuervo Aragan (sp. Cuervo means "raven")
Shield head, right flank: coat of arms of the Omaña family

Shield base : symbol of the parish of San Pedro

economy

Traditionally, agriculture and fishing make up the majority in this region with well over 60% . Small and medium-sized companies - especially in the construction industry - can be found throughout the region. Administration and service companies have the second largest share.

Employment figures in the municipality of Cudillero in the economic sectors
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	1,890	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	388	20, 53
Industry	165	8, 73
Construction industry	274	14, 50
Service companies	1,063	56, 24

politics

The 13 seats of the municipal council are distributed as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the municipal council of Cudillero
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	0	3	4th	8th	10	11	10	10	8th	5
CD / AP / PP	6th	8th	6th	3	2	2	2	3	3	5
FAC									2	1
PCE / IU - BA / IU- Los Verdes	5	1					1
UCD / CDS / CAS	6th	1	3		1
AIC				2
Somos Cudillero / Cuideiru										1
VpC										1
Total	17th	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

Attractions

El Palacio de los Selgas , castle
La capilla del Humilladero , Gothic chapel from the end of the 16th century
San Pedro Church, Gothic church from the 16th century
Church of San Martín in Luiña from the 18th century
Santa María de Soto Church in Luiña
La casa rectoral , local museum with church treasure

Festivals and Celebrations

Feast of San Pedro (L'Amuravela) on June 29th
Fisherman's procession on July 1st (day of Pablín)

On the Camino de Santiago

The place is a station on the Way of St. James , the Camino de la Costa . In Cudillero there is the pilgrim hostel "Albergue de Peregrinos" "Soto de Luiña" - Soto de Luiña, s / n - 3156-Cudillero, which has 20 places.
The telephone number of the municipal administration is 985-59 00 03.