Ribadedeva

Ribadedeva parish
Town hall of the municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oriente
Coordinates	43 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 22 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  W
Height :	94  msnm
Area :	35.66 km²
Residents :	1,756 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	49.24 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33590
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33055
Nearest airport :	Santander Airport 45 miles
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de Manuel Ibáñez, s / n, Colombres 33590 Ribadedeva
Website :	ribadedeva.es
Location of the municipality

Ribadedeva is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias , in northern Spain . Bounded to the north by the Cantabrian Sea , to the south by Peñamellera Baja , to the west by Llanes and to the east by Cantabria .

history

Primeval times

Flint ax similar to the finds

Settlement of the region has been proven as early as the Stone Age . Tools and rock carvings (including bison , mammoth , deer ) were discovered in the Tinamayor cave (cueva de Tinamayor) and in the nearby Pindal cave .

Finds from the Epipalaeolithic confirm the continued settlement of Asturias. A burial site and the remains of a mill were found in the area of ​​the hamlets of Covariellas, Tina and Tronía . Only a few finds from the Neolithic Age (e.g. the stone ax from Covacho del Cazarru) have survived.

middle Ages

Only a few skirmishes with the Moors are known in the region under the administration of the nearby Llanes . The first documentary mention comes from the church records of San Salvador de Celorio in 1157, another from the year 1169 in the records of the administration of Aguilar.

Under the reign of King Alfonso XI. Ribadedeva received city ​​rights in 1376 .

Modern times to the present

In 1749 Ribadedeva received four more places on the coast and was big enough for a seat in the Parliament of Cantabria , which the place held from 1778 to 1815. 1833-1834 the place finally fell to Asturias. The 19th century was marked by the great wave of emigration to America, which in turn made the communities very prosperous because the emigrants' lands fell to the communities.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Asturian and Cantabrian railway lines were merged and the road network was merged. During the civil war , the region was feared by government troops because of its freedom fighters . In 1948, Corsino and Eduardo Castiello (regional freedom heroes) fell into a fatal ambush on La Franca beach.

economy

The agriculture and fisheries sector occupied by 45.5 percent to account for the largest share of the regional economy. The construction industry is the second largest employer with 17.08 percent. The remaining shares can be found in administration as well as in trade and (increasing) in the tourism industry .

Employment figures of the municipality of Ribadedeva in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	671	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	136	20.27
Industry	29	4.32
Construction industry	117	17.44
Service companies	389	57.97
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF file; 110 kB), SADEI

geology

Panorama of the region

Geologically, the region consists largely of sandstone and limestone from the Mesozoic era . Mineral resources include rich deposits of iron , manganese , quartz , lead and zinc .

Population development

Source: INE

politics

The 9 seats of the municipal council are elected every 4 years and are divided as follows:

Historical development in the Ribadedeva Municipal Council
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	4th	4th	3	6th	7th	6th	6th	7th	5	7th
CD / AP / PP		1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2
FAC									2	2
UCD / CDS	5			4th
GIR			7th		2
Non-party		6th
Total	9	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9

Attractions

Entrance to the Pindal Cave

Beach at Ribadedeva

Rock formation at Ribadedeva

• Caves with prehistoric rock carvings
  • Cueva del Pindal (Cave of Pindal) in Pimiango
  • Cuevas de Mazaculos I and II in La Franca
  • Cueva del Espinoso in La Franca
• Churches (Iglesia), cloisters (Monasterio) and chapels (Capillas)
  • Iglesia de Santa María in Colombres - from the 19th century
  • Iglesia de Santa María de Tina in Pimiango - from the 11th century, picturesquely situated ruin near the caves of Pindal
  • Ermita ( hermitage ) de San Emeterio in Pimiango from the 13th century
  • Cementerio (cemetery) de Colombres in EL Peral
• Palaces and country houses
  • Quinta Guadalupe in Colombres - 1905, very nice example of the Spanish Art Nouveau
  • Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) by Ribadedeva in Colombres from 1901
  • Torre (Castle) de Noriega in Noriega - from the 13th century

Festivals and Celebrations

• Festival of San Emeterio in Pimiango in March.
• Festival of El Carmen in Bustio in July.
• City festival Las Nieves in El Peral on August 5th.
• great folklore festival in Colombres in August .

Parroquias

The parish is divided into three parroquias :

• Colombres
• Noriega
• Villanueva

swell

• Population figures see INE
• Postcodes see [1]
• For coordinates, height and distance, see Google Earth

Web links

• Site of the Asturian Federation
• Información sobre el concejo de Ribadedeva

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Election results 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.