Salinas
Salinas is one of eight parishes in Castrillón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. The population is 4,635.Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum and Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains).
Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum
Museum
Photo: Lourdes Cardenal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum is located in Salinas, a town within the Castrillón municipality of Asturias, Spain. It is reached by the N-632. The open-air museum is situated on La Peñona peninsula at one end of the beach near the Arnao tunnel.
Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains)
Archaeological site
Photo: Denis Soria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gauzón Castle is located in Raíces Nuevo, in the municipality of Castrillón, Principality of Asturias.Work is currently underway to partially reconstruct the castle, as it had fallen into partial ruin.
Salinas train station
Railway stop
Photo: LMLM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salinas train station is a railway stop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Martin de Laspra and Piedrasblancas.
San Martin de Laspra
Hamlet
Photo: SITOMON, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piedrasblancas is a town in Asturias near the north coast of Spain. With a population of 9200 in 2024, it was historically a mining district but is now mostly a commuter town for nearby cities.
Piedrasblancas
Piedrasblancas is a town in Asturias near the north coast of Spain. With a population of 9200 in 2024, it was historically a mining district but is now mostly a commuter town for nearby cities.Avilés
Town
Photo: SurfAst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avilés is a post-industrial city in Asturias in northwest Spain. With a population of 76,000 in 2024, it's best known for the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre. Avilés is situated 3½ km southeast of Salinas.
Salinas
- Type: Suburb with 4,330 residents
- Description: parish (parroquia) in Castrillón, Asturias, Spain
- Categories: parish of Asturias, collective population entity of Spain, and locality
- Location: Castrillón Municipality, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.57599° or 43° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.95754° or 5° 57′ 27″ westPopulation
4,330Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8CMPH2GR+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 50863258OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3111028Wikidata ID
Q5196052
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Salinas” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Salinas”
- Asturian: “Salines”
- Basque: “Salinas”
- Dutch: “Salinas”
- Galician: “Salinas, Castrillón”
- Galician: “Salinas”
- German: “Salinas (Castrillón)”
- German: “Salinas”
- Spanish: “Salinas”
- “Salinas”
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