Villaviciosa, Asturias
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Villaviciosa city hall
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 Villaviciosa
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| Coordinates: 43°29′N 5°26′W / 43.483°N 5.433°WCoordinates: 43°29′N 5°26′W / 43.483°N 5.433°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Asturias
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| Province | Asturias | ||
| Comarca | Gijón | ||
| Founded | 17 October 1270 | ||
| Capital | Villaviciosa | ||
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| • Alcalde | Manuel Busto Alonso (Unión Asturianista) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 276.23 km2 (106.65 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 14,962 | ||
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | maliayo/a | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 33300 and 33310 al 33318 | ||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Villaviciosa (Spanish pronunciation: [bi.ʎa.βi.ˈθi̯o.sa]) is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. It is situated on the central eastern coastline, and borders the Asturian municipalities of Gijón and Siero to the west, Sariego, Nava, Cabranes and Piloña to the south and to Colunga to the east. The total area is 271 km² and its population is 14,962 (2011). In this city was born José Ángel Hevia Velasco
In Prehistory, there were several Hill forts in Villaviciosa, most of them located in the axis of the ria, near Rodiles. During the time of the Kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century, the population moves away to Amandi, Camoca, Bedriñana, appearing frequently this county named as the Maliayo territory.
By the time of Alfonso IX of León, in the 13th century, the municipality begins to be developed and repopulated, being in 17 October 1270, when the King Alfonso X The Wise conceded the document which requires the population establishes in Buetes. At the same time, a Cistercian Order establishes in the valley of Boides creating the Monasterio de Santa María de Valdediós.
In the 16th century, the Emperor Charles I of Spain, V of Germany landed and hosted in the town, being this one of the most important events of the history of the Villaviciosa. The King arrived to the port of Tazones by because of a storm that changed the course of the whole court to Santander.
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