Villayón
Sign in to saveVillayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It borders Navia to the north, Cuaña, Boal and Illano to the west, Valdés, Tinéu and Allande to the east and Allande to the south.
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- Villayón
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- Municipality
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- Location in Asturias.
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Autonomous community
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- Asturias
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- Comarca
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- Eo-Navia
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- Capital
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- Villayón
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- 1221
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- 132.46
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Villayón () is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It borders Navia to the north, Cuaña, Boal and Illano to the west, Valdés, Tinéu and Allande to the east and Allande to the south.
==History== Evidence of the first human settlement in the area has been found in the Carondiu mountains in the form of barrows and stones. There are also hill forts built by Celtic settlers. In Roman times, gold was mined in Villayón, as attested by remains found in the alluvial deposits around Arbón. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the first references to this area can be found on the plate of Carriu, carved in the 8th century, which includes a reference to two places related to Villayón, called Vila nomine Ciuscau and Portus Astureo.