Vega de Riba
Vega de Riba is a hamlet in Gijón, Asturias and has about 603 residents. Vega de Riba is situated nearby to the hamlet Aroles, as well as near Granda de Riba.Places of Interest
Highlights include Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Vega - La Camocha and Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo.
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Vega - La Camocha
Library
Photo: Inepramar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Vega - La Camocha is a library.
Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo
Sports venue
Photo: Banderas, Public domain.
The Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo, officially Escuela de Fútbol Ángel Viejo Feliú, is the training ground and academy base of the Spanish football club Sporting de Gijón.
Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Contrueces
Manor estate
Photo: Adolfobrigido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Contrueces is a Catholic church located in the autonomous community of Asturias, in the southern part of the urban area of Gijón, within the neighborhood of Contrueces. Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Contrueces is situated 2½ km north of Vega de Riba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vega and Granda.
Vega
Suburb
Vega is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 3,484 in 2016. Vega is a residential and rural area, bordering with the districts of Granda, Castiello Bernueces, Santurio, Caldones, Llavandera, and Samartín de Güerces.
Granda
Neighborhood
Granda is a district of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 661 in 2012. Granda is a residential and rural area, bordering with the city district in the north and with Vega in the south.
Castiello Bernueces
Neighborhood
Castiello Bernueces is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 740 in 2003 and 1,070 in 2012. A traditionally rural area, nowadays mainly residential, Castiello Bernueces is located on south of the city and borders Vega, Santurio and Granda in the south, and Somió and Cabueñes in the northeastern side. Castiello Bernueces is situated 2½ km north of Vega de Riba.
Vega de Riba
- Type: Hamlet with 603 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Gijón, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.49337° or 43° 29′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.65313° or 5° 39′ 11″ westPopulation
603Open location code
8CMPF8VW+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2996015480OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Vega de Riba” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Vega de Arriba”
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