La Foncalada

The Foncalada is a fountain of potable water located outside the city walls of , , ; it was built by king Alfonso III of Asturias in the 9th century.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 209 metres (686 feet)
  • Description: fountain in Oviedo, Spain. Only surviving example of civil Asturian pre-Romanesque art
  • Also known as
    “Foncalada”
    “Fuente de Foncalada”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Oviedo Cathedral and University of Oviedo.
Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy…
380 metres southeast of La Foncalada
Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
University
The is a public university in .
430 metres south of La Foncalada
vicenmiranda, CC BY 2.0.
Theater building
is a theater building.
290 metres southwest of La Foncalada

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buenavista and La Covadonga.
Jsmq, CC BY 3.0.
Suburb
is a suburb.
Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamlet
is a hamlet.
2½ km southeast of La Foncalada
Omarete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamlet
is a hamlet.
2½ km southeast of La Foncalada

La Foncalada

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Latitude
43.3653° or 43° 21′ 55″ north
Longitude
-5.84597° or 5° 50′ 46″ west
Open location code
8CMP9583+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 720268396
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
11857025
Wiki­data ID
Q155414

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“La Foncalada” goes by many names.
Fonte de FoncaladaAsturian
Font de FoncaladaCatalan
La FoncaladaDutch
لا فونكالاداEgyptian Arabic
FoncaladaEstonian
La FoncaladaFrench
La FoncaladaGerman
Λα ΦονκαλάδαGreek
ला फोंक्लादाHindi
Fonte di FoncaladaItalian
フォンカラーダの泉Japanese
ਲਾ ਫ਼ੋਨਕਾਲਾਦਾPanjabi
فونکالاداPersian
لا فونکالاداPersian
FoncaladaSpanish
fuente de FoncaladaSpanish
La FoncaladaTurkish
لا فونکلادا جھرناUrdu
لا فونکلاداWestern Panjabi

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