San Esteban de Pravia

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Municipality of Muros de Nalón: Parroquia San Esteban de Pravia
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : AsturiasAsturias Asturias
Comarca : Avilés
Coordinates 43 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W
Height : -113  msnm
Area : 2.31 km²
Residents : 614 (January 1, 2011) INE
Population density : 265.8 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 33130
Area code: 33039020000
Nearest airport : Asturias Airport 10 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza del Marqués s / n - 33138 Muros de Nalón
Location of the municipality
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San Esteban de Pravia is one of 2 parroquias and at the same time a place in the municipality of Muros de Nalón in the autonomous region of Asturias in Spain .

geography

San Esteban de Pravia has 614 inhabitants (2011) on an area of ​​2.31 km². It lies between zero and 113 m above sea level. Muros de Nalon, two kilometers away, is the closest larger town and also the administrative seat of the municipality.

economy

The old deep sea port at the mouth of the Rio Nalon is used today mainly by a few fishing boats and recreational captains. The last shipyard in San Esteban de Pravia made a name for itself in northern Spain with the production of pleasure boats and yachts .

Worth seeing

  • the restored old port with its cafes and bars
  • historic church in the district of Inclan
  • An old deep-sea tug is anchored in the harbor , which it was wrongly said to come from the same shipyard as the Titanic . This legend has meanwhile been refuted, which still makes the tugboat a remarkable relic from ancient times.

Population development

Source: website of the INE - graphical workup for Wikipedia

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