La Foncalada
The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 19Tarrestnom65, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: fountain of potable water
- Also known as: “Foncalada” and “Fuente de Foncalada”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oviedo Cathedral and Teatro Campoamor.
Oviedo Cathedral
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain. Oviedo Cathedral is situated 380 metres southeast of La Foncalada.
Teatro Campoamor
Theater building
Photo: vicenmiranda, CC BY 2.0.
Teatro Campoamor is a theater building, which is situated 290 metres southwest of La Foncalada.
Convent of Santa Clara (Oviedo)
Public building
Photo: Luis Villa del Campo, CC BY 2.0.
Convent of Santa Clara (Oviedo) is a public building, which is situated 220 metres southwest of La Foncalada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buenavista and La Covadonga.
La Covadonga
Hamlet
Photo: Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Covadonga is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of La Foncalada.
El Bosque
Hamlet
Photo: Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Bosque is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of La Foncalada.
La Foncalada
- Categories: fountain, Monument (Spain), historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oviedo, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.3653° or 43° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-5.84597° or 5° 50′ 46″ westElevation
209 metres (686 feet)Open location code
8CMP9583+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 720268396OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“La Foncalada” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Fonte de Foncalada”
- Catalan: “font de Foncalada”
- Catalan: “Font de Foncalada”
- Dutch: “La Foncalada”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لا فونكالادا”
- French: “La Foncalada”
- German: “La Foncalada”
- Greek: “Λα Φονκαλάδα”
- Hindi: “ला फोंक्लादा”
- Italian: “Fonte di Foncalada”
- Japanese: “フォンカラーダの泉”
- Panjabi: “ਲਾ ਫ਼ੋਨਕਾਲਾਦਾ”
- Persian: “فونکالادا”
- Persian: “لا فونکالادا”
- Spanish: “Foncalada”
- Spanish: “fuente de Foncalada”
- Turkish: “La Foncalada”
- Urdu: “لا فونکلادا جھرنا”
- Western Panjabi: “لا فونکلادا”
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