Pravia
Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas. Since 774, when King Silo established his court at Santianes de Pravia, until the reign of Alfonso II, it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturias.
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Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas. Since 774, when King Silo established his court at Santianes de Pravia, until the reign of Alfonso II, it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturias.
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• Name — Pravia • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Flag — Bandera de Pravia.svg • Image Shield — Coat of Arms of Pravia.svg • Image Map — Pravia.png • Pushpin Map — Spain • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Spain • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Asturias • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Asturias • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Avilés • Subdivision Type4 — Judicial district • Subdivision Name4 — Pravia • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Pravia • Elevation Max M — 678 • Area Total Km2 — 102.96 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Demonym — praviano/a • Population Density Km2 — auto • Blank Name Sec1 — Official language(s) • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 33120 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Name — Antonio de Luis Solar • Leader Party — PSOE • Illustration — Pravia's City Hall. Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas. Since 774, when King Silo established his court at Santianes de Pravia, until the reign of Alfonso II, it was the capital of the kingdom of Asturias.
Parishes
Parishes
• *Arangu *Cordoveiru *Courias *Escuréu *Folgueras — | *Inclán *Muros *Pravia *Pronga *Quinzanas — | *San Damías *Santianes *Selgas *Villafría *Villavaler
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