Raíces

Raíces is a railway stop in Castrillón Municipality, Asturias. Raíces is situated nearby to the park Parque Juan de Austria, as well as near Parque Jacinto Benavente.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raíces train station and Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains).

Raíces train station

Railway stop

Photo: Savh (mobile), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Raíces train station is a railway stop.

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. Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains) is situated 340 metres west of Raíces.

San Juan de Nieva railway station

Railway station

Photo: Savh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Juan de Nieva railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Raíces.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salinas and San Martin de Laspra.

Salinas

Suburb

Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.

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.

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.

Avilés

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.

Raíces

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Castrillón Municipality, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.57637° or 43° 34′ 35″ north

Longitude

-5.93988° or 5° 56′ 24″ west

Open location code

8CMPH3G6+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 30516196

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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