Bandujo
Encyclopedia
Bandujo is one of eight parishes in Proaza
, a municipality
within the province and autonomous community
of Asturias
, in northern Spain
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It is 10.78 km² (4.2 sq mi) in size with a population of 43 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33114.
Bandujo is located at a distance of 11 km from Proaza
, the capital of the council.
The church of St. Mary is of medieval origin and underwent reform in the eighteenth century. The palace of Bandujo and its "Tower of Tuñón" or "Tower of Bandujo" is one of the best preserved late medieval defensive towers of Asturias. This building, which also served as a prison and town hall, was declared of cultural interest on 29 October 2009.
Proaza
Proaza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Grado, on the south by Teverga and Quirós, on the west by Yernes y Tameza and Teverga, and on the east by Quirós....
, a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
within the province and autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, in northern Spain
Spain
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It is 10.78 km² (4.2 sq mi) in size with a population of 43 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33114.
Bandujo is located at a distance of 11 km from Proaza
Proaza
Proaza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Santo Adriano and Grado, on the south by Teverga and Quirós, on the west by Yernes y Tameza and Teverga, and on the east by Quirós....
, the capital of the council.
The church of St. Mary is of medieval origin and underwent reform in the eighteenth century. The palace of Bandujo and its "Tower of Tuñón" or "Tower of Bandujo" is one of the best preserved late medieval defensive towers of Asturias. This building, which also served as a prison and town hall, was declared of cultural interest on 29 October 2009.