Riaño, León

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Riaño
Municipality
New Riaño, the new village built after the flooding of Riaño. The old village is located under the bridge. The mountain on the left is Peak Gilbo.

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Riaño
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°58′29″N 5°00′43″W / 42.97472°N 5.01194°W / 42.97472; -5.01194
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province León
Comarca Montaña de Riaño
Government
 • Mayor Manuel Javier Fernández Presa
Area
 • Total 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi)
Elevation 1,131 m (3,711 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 532
 • Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demonym Riañéses
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 24900
Website Official website
Old Riaño, before it was flooded, November 1984.

Riaño (Riañu, in Leonese language), is a town located in the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, northern Spain. In the 1980s the town was covered by water during the construction of a dam and reservoir, and a new town was built on the reservoir's bank.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Andy Simington, Northern Spain Handbook, (Footprint Travel Guides, 2003), 284.

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