Pola de Allande

Historia

Pola de Allande is a town and a parish in Allande, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is surrounded by the Cantabrian mountains. It is the capital of the parish. The town was founded between 1262 and 1268. Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, is 104km away. The Nison River runs through the middle of the town, that was known for its trout, but there is a law barring fishing in it now.The parish is also home to a 15th-century castle, the Palace of Cienfuegos de Peñalba, based on a hill above the town, which has been a symbol for it for some time.VillagesAs of 2011 the parish is 34.01km2 in size, and its population is 733. The villages of the parish include:CaleyoCereceda (Zreiceda)Cimadevilla (Cimavilla)Colobredo (Colobreo)El MazoFerroy (Ferrói)Fresnedo (Fresnéu)La ReigadaLa RozaPeñablanca (Penablanca)Peñaseita (Penaseita)Pola de Allande (La Puela)ValbonaVillafrontúVillasonte