Morcín Municipality

Morcín is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by and , on the east by Ribera and Mieres, on the south by on the west by .
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  • Type: Locality with 2,870 residents
  • Description: municipality (concejo) in Asturias, Spain
  • Also known as: “33038”, “Morcin”, and “Morcín”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iglesia de Santolaya de Morcín and Alfilorios Reservoir.

Church
Photo: Urbano Suarez, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a church.

Reservoir
Photo: Urbano Suarez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in , across the Barrea River. The dam is located in , but the reservoir is between this municipality and Morcín. is situated 3½ km northwest of Morcín Municipality.

Railway stop
Photo: Xuliu Pombar, CC0.
is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Foz and Argame.

Village
Photo: Urbano Suarez, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is one of seven parishes in Morcín, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of , in northern . The Ethnographic Museum of Dairy is located in the parish.

Hamlet
Photo: Urbano Suarez, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is one of seven parishes in Morcín, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of , in northern . is situated 4 km north of Morcín Municipality.

Hamlet
Photo: Urbano Suarez, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a hamlet.

Morcín Municipality

Latitude
43.2637° or 43° 15′ 49″ north
Longitude
-5.8931° or 5° 53′ 35″ west
Population
2,870
Elevation
921 metres (3,022 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ES MRI
Open location code
8CMP7474+FP
Geo­Names ID
6359941
Wiki­data ID
Q652734
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Morcín Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Morcín”
  • Arabic: “مورثين”
  • Aragonese: “Morcín”
  • Asturian: “Morcín”
  • Basque: “Morcín”
  • Catalan: “Morcín”
  • Cebuano: “Morcín”
  • Chechen: “Морсин”
  • Chinese: “Morcín”
  • Chinese: “莫尔辛”
  • Dutch: “Morcín”
  • French: “Morcín”
  • Galician: “Morcín”
  • Georgian: “მორსინი”
  • German: “Morcín”
  • Hungarian: “Morcín”
  • Interlingua: “Morcín”
  • Interlingue: “Morcín”
  • Italian: “Morcín”
  • Ladin: “Morcín”
  • Lithuanian: “Morsinas”
  • Lombard: “Morcín”
  • Malay: “Morcín”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Morcín”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Morcín”
  • Persian: “مرسین”
  • Polish: “Morcín”
  • Portuguese: “Morcín”
  • Russian: “Морсин”
  • Slovenian: “Morcín”
  • Spanish: “Morcin”
  • Spanish: “Morcín”
  • Swedish: “Morcín”
  • Tatar: “Морсин”
  • Turkish: “Morcín”
  • Ukrainian: “Морсін”
  • Urdu: “مورثین”
  • Uzbek: “Morcín”
  • Venetian: “Morcín”
  • Vietnamese: “Morcín”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Morcín”
  • Welsh: “Morcín”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museo etnográfico de la Lecheria and Sierra del Aramo.

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