Santa Cueva de Covadonga

The Santa Cueva de Covadonga is a Catholic sanctuary located in , northern Spain. It is a cave in the mountains, which gives its name to the parish of in the municipality of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cave in Spain
  • Also known as: “Santa Cueva”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga and Iglesia de Santa Eulalia.

Church
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Catholic church located in , , , , that was designated as a basilica on September 11, 1901. is situated 210 metres north of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.

Church
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is a church in , , in the vicinity of . Pelagius of Asturias, who in 718 conquered a Moorish army in Covadonga to begin the so-called Spanish Reconquista, and his wife were originally buried here. is situated 3½ km north of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sotu Cangues and Mestas de Con.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Santa Cueva de Covadonga.

Santa Cueva de Covadonga

Latitude
43.30697° or 43° 18′ 25″ north
Longitude
-5.05388° or 5° 3′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CMP8W4W+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 362382526
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q522170
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Santa Cueva de Covadonga” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Santa Cueva de Cuadonga”
  • Basque: “Covadongako leizea”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Куэва-дэ-Кавадонга”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Covadonga”
  • Czech: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
  • Dutch: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سانتا كويفا دى كوفادونجا”
  • Esperanto: “Sankta Groto de Kovadongo”
  • French: “Grotte de Covadonga”
  • French: “grottes de Covadonga”
  • Galician: “Santa Cova de Covadonga”
  • German: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה קואבה דה קובדונגה”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Covadonga”
  • Italian: “Santa grotta di Covadonga”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário de Covadonga”
  • Russian: “Санта-Куэва-де-Ковадонга”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
  • Spanish: “Covadonga, conjunto paisajístico”
  • Spanish: “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”
  • Swedish: “Heliga grottan i Covadonga”
  • “Cueva de Covadonga”
  • “Santa Cueva de Covadonga”

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Notable Places Nearby

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