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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Avilés

Capital
  
Grullos

Area
  
71.97 km²

Population
  
2,108 (2014)

Autonomous community
  
Asturias

Judicial district
  
Pravia

Highest elevation
  
613 m (2,011 ft)

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:06 AM

Province
  
Asturias

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity

Candamo (Asturian: Candamu) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the east by Las Regueras, on the south by Grado, on the north by Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco, and on the west by Pravia and Salas.

Contents

Map of Candamo, Asturias, Spain

History

Around Candamo and specially on the shores of the Rio Nalon many paleolithic artifacts have been found. The first documentations about Candamo are from the 11th century and was found in an Monasterys Archive.

Coat of arms

  • Left: the coat of arms from Grado.
  • Right: a symbol for the boards, Don Pelayo used, to build a bridge over the river, to cross with his soldiers.
  • Points of interest

  • El palacio de Valdés Bazán, from 17th century
  • La casa de la Torre,
  • El palacio de Cañedo
  • El palacio de los Casares in San Tirso
  • References

    Candamo Wikipedia


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