Pola de Allande

Municipality of Allande: Parroquia Pola de Allande
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Narcea (Comarca)
Coordinates	43 ° 16 ′  N , 6 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 16 ′  N , 6 ° 37 ′  W
Height :	533  msnm
Area :	34.01 km²
Residents :	733 (January 1, 2011) INE
Population density :	21.55 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33815
Area code:	33001090000
Nearest airport :	Asturias airport 90.80 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	C / Donato Fernández nº 2. Pola de Allande
Website :	www.allande.es
Location of the municipality

Pola de Allande ( Asturian La Puela ) is a parroquia and a place in the municipality of Allande of the Autonomous Community of Asturias in northern Spain .
The 733 inhabitants (2011) live on an area of ​​34.01 km². Pola de Allande is also the administrative center of the municipality of Allande.

history

The oldest evidence of human settlement dates back to the Neolithic . The Filadoira dolmens are still impressive evidence of the architecture of the megalithic culture .
Sustained settlement from the Castro culture to the Roman Empire is evidenced by the numerous military fortifications on the trade routes, which were primarily intended to protect the gold mining areas and transports.
Pola de Allande was first mentioned in writing in the 10th century, and in a (forged) document the church was granted economic rights in the community. Large parts of the region were donated to the monastery of San Juan Bautista in Corias in 1044 . There were conflicts with the Archdiocese of Oviedo in 1262 and 1268, when Bishop Pedro set the tithe to be paid at 110 maravedis . Allande allied with the council of the municipality of Avilés and was able to maintain order. Alfonso IX finally granted the privilege for the two parishes to be the official pilgrimage route for the Camino de Santiago .

Attractions

• Church of St. Andreas in Pola de Allande
• Palacio de Cienfuegos de Peñalba , palace of the former landlords , the Counts of Peñalba
• many other churches and buildings from several centuries

Villages and hamlets

Surname	Asturian	Residents	location		Surname	Asturian	Residents	location
Caleyo	Caleyu	11			La Reigada		4th
Cereceda	Zreiceda	57			La Roza		3
Colobredo	El Colobréu	14th			Peñablanca	Penablanca	37
El Mazo	El Mazu	35			Peñaseita	Penaseita	13
Ferroy	Ferrói	26th			Pola de Allande	La Puela	445
Fresnedo	Freisnéu	11	Coord		Valbona		23
Villafrontú	Viḷḷafrontú	25th			Cimadevilla	Cimalaviḷḷa	29

sons and daughters of the town

• Frank Braña , actor

Individual evidence

• Population figures see INE
• Postcodes on GeoPostcodes.com
• For coordinates and heights, see Google Earth

Web links

• Info page in the tourism portal vivirasturias en, es
• Map of Asturias (PDF; 12.52 MB)