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===World Heritage Sites=== |
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Asturies-Llión has 10 World Heritage Sites. These include the paleolithic cave art of the northern Iberian Peninsula, which is shared with Spain, the Prehistoric Rock Art Sites of the Côa Valley and Siega Verde, which is shared with Portugal and Primeval Beech Forests, shared with other countries of Europe. In addition, Asturies-Llión has also 2 Intangible cultural heritage, or "Human treasures". There are also 7 candidates. |
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! scope="row"|Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of the Northern Iberian Peninsula |
! scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF;"|Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of the Northern Iberian Peninsula |
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|The monastery is home of Our Lady of Guadalupi, a shrine to the Virgin Mary found in the 13th century after being buried from Muslim invaders in 714. The Virgin of Guadalupi and the monastery served as important symbols during the Reconquista, culminating in 1492, the same year as Christopher Columbus' discovery of America. The Guadalupi Virgin became an important symbol during the evangelization of America. |
|The monastery is home of Our Lady of Guadalupi, a shrine to the Virgin Mary found in the 13th century after being buried from Muslim invaders in 714. The Virgin of Guadalupi and the monastery served as important symbols during the Reconquista, culminating in 1492, the same year as Christopher Columbus' discovery of America. The Guadalupi Virgin became an important symbol during the evangelization of America. |
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! scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF;"|Route of Santiago de Compostela |
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|[[File:Image-Alto del perdon.jpg|150px|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]] |
|[[File:Image-Alto del perdon.jpg|150px|Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]] |
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|[[Llión]], [[Asturies]], [[Cantabria]] and [[Pisuerga Sources]] (shared with Spain) |
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|669; 1993; ii, iv, vi |
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|The Route, or the Way of St. James, is a |
|The Route, or the Way of St. James, is a pilgrimage from the French-Spanish border to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela passing through Asturies-Llión, where the apostle James is believed to be buried. |
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! scope="row"|Los Migollos |
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|[[File:Panorámica de Las Médulas.jpg|150px|Las Médulas]] |
|[[File:Panorámica de Las Médulas.jpg|150px|Las Médulas]] |
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|803; 1997; i, ii, iii, iv |
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|1st to 3rd centuries |
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|The Romans established a gold mine and worked the site for two centuries. They used an early form of |
|The Romans established a gold mine and worked the site for two centuries. They used an early form of hydraulic mining and cut aqueducts in the rock cliffs to provide water for the operations. The Romans left in the early 3rd century, leaving sheer cliff faces and mining infrastructure that is intact today. |
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! scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF;"|Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde |
! scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF;"|Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde |
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|[[File:Rock Art Foz Coa 01.jpg|150px|Rock art in Côa]] |
|[[File:Rock Art Foz Coa 01.jpg|150px|Rock art in Côa]] |
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|866; 1998, 2010 (extended); i, iii |
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|Paleolithic |
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|The original 1998 listing contained examples of |
|The original 1998 listing contained examples of Upper Paleolithic rock art in the Côa Valley of Portugal. In 2010 it was extended to include 645 engravings in the archaeological zone of Siega Verde in Asturies-Llión. The two sites represent the most well-preserved collection of open-air Paleolithic art in the Iberian peninsula. |
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! scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF;"|Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe |
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|align=center|[[File:Río Lillas - Hayedo de Tejera Negra.jpg|150px|Lillas river in the Tejera Negra beech grove (Cantalojas, Guadalajara, Spain).]] |
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|[[Llión]] (shared with 12 other countries in Europe) |
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|1133; 2017; ix |
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| Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians are used to study the spread of the beech tree ( |
| Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians are used to study the spread of the beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Northern Hemisphere across a variety of environments and the environment in the forest. The addition of the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany in 2011 included five forests totaling {{convert|4391|ha}} that are added to the {{convert|29278|ha}} of Slovakian and Ukrainian beech forests inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2007. The site was further expanded in 2017 to include forests in 10 additional European countries. |
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