Tresviso

Tresviso municipality
Tresviso in winter
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Cantabria
Comarca :	Liébana
Coordinates	43 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′  N , 4 ° 40 ′  W
Height :	848  msnm
Area :	16.23 km²
Residents :	62 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.82 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	39580
Municipality number  ( INE ):	39088
administration
Website :	Tresviso

Tresviso is a one-place municipality with 62 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the west of the autonomous region of Cantabria in Spain on the border with Asturias . Tresviso is located in the Picos de Europa National Park .

location

The place Tresviso is at an altitude of about 850 meters above sea level. d. M .; although it belongs historically and politically to Cantabria, it can only be reached from Asturias. The closest larger city is Llanes, about 58 kilometers (driving distance) to the northwest, near the Bay of Biscay coast .

Population development

year	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2014
Residents	319	178	91	94	60	69

At the end of the 19th century, the place had around 400 inhabitants; in the census of the 1920s to 1940s there were more than 500. The mechanization of agriculture led to a significant population decline in the second half of the 20th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

The soils and the rainy, but mild climate have always been well suited for livestock and cheese production; until the middle of the 20th century, the residents lived largely on a self-sufficient basis. Thereafter, tourism developed into a not insignificant economic factor in the form of renting holiday apartments ( casas rurales ), which was revived again in 1995 with the creation of the Picos de Europa National Park .

history

Nothing is known about the early history of the place, because neither the Celts and Romans, nor Visigoths and Moors left any traces on the municipality. The first mention of the place name can be found in a deed of sale from the year 942. It can be assumed that the area was first explored by hunters and shepherds and only became more populated in the high or late Middle Ages.

Attractions

• Apart from the scenic attractions of the area, which invite you to various hikes, Tresviso has hardly any sights.
• The parish church of San Andrés is a building from the beginning of the 20th century (1904), which was built over the demolished Ermita San Pedro from the 18th century. The building, which looks a bit oversized today, had its justification at the beginning of the 20th century.

Web links

Commons : Tresviso  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tresviso, History - Info (Spanish)
• Tresviso, church - photo

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).