- Yernes y Tameza
Infobox Asturian municipality
capital= Villabre
judicial district =Grado
parishes= 2
year= 2005
population= 197
population rank= 78
population percentage = 0.01
density= 6,35
area= 31
area rank= 71
area percentage= 0.67
highest point= Pico Collaín, 1,374
postcode= 33XXX
mayor= José Ramón Fernández
party= PP
website=Yernes y Tameza is a municipality in the
Autonomous Community of thePrincipality of Asturias ,Spain . It is situated in the east-central zone of the principality, between mountains high along theCubia River . It is bordered on the west, north, and northeast by Grado, on the southeast byProaza , and on the south byTeverga . The municipality has an abrupt topography, most notable in the peak Caldoveiru (1,357 m) and theTameza River , which crosses the municipality from south to north.It is one of the smallest municipalities in Asturias. Its current population (according to the 2005 census) of 197 (99 male and 98 female) is the smallest among the Asturian municipalities.
The province is named after its two parishes,
Yernes andTameza ("y" is Spanish for "and"). The capital is Villabre; other villages include: Fojó, Vendillés, Villarruiz, and Yernes.The people practice high mountain ranching and subsistence agriculture. In livestock,
cattle andhorses are the most important, in particular the Asturian mountain breeds, such as theAsturcon . The most frequently cultivated crops are thepotato ,cereal ,vegetable s, andhay .The municipality has many mountain paths as well as the "Paraje Natural" (Natural Park) of
Pico Caldoveiru .History
The king
Ordoño I of Asturias gave part of Yernes to the Cathedral of San Salvador inOviedo in the year 857, which was later made into the whole territory thanks to donations of various nobles. In 1174,Ferdinand II of León gave up his rights over the territory of the church ofOviedo , which was made into an episcopal municipality, as can be seen in the municipal coat of arms. In 1579, thanks to apapal bull fromPope Gregory XIII ,Philip II of Spain got the area to return to the crown of Spain.Two years later, the 130 inhabitants of the time purchased the municipality from the king for 12,691,922
maravedí es. They named as representative of the kingJuan de Grijalba , who designated the first town councillors and gave them the task of establisheing the laws and ordinances of the municipality. These duties were carried out by two magistrates, two councillors, a mayor of theHermandad , and an agent for the nobility, and a judge, a councillor, and another mayor of the Hermandad for the ordinary people. The capital of the municipality was established in Villabre in1584 , where it remains.Art
The municipality is not especially noted for its architecture, since it hardly has two chapels dedicated to Santiago and
Saint Christina , and the parish churches of Santa María de Tameza and Santa Cruz de Yernes.Among its vernacular architecture, the most notable is an ancient palace with a chapel that belonged to the family López del Vallado. There are also the remains of a tower near the capital.
External links
* [http://www.facc.info/CONCEJOS/Yernes_y_Tameza.htm Federación Asturiana de Concejos] es
* [http://www.fundacionvital.com Aula Vital, La Collada del Puerto - Yernes, Aula de Energías Renovables en plena Naturaleza] es
* [http://grado.grao.net/panoramicas_graonet/naturaleza_I.htm Asturias Nature and landscape photography - Un entorno Vital, Naturaleza de Yernes y Tameza, Paisaje y fauna y flora.] es
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