- 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.
Location in Spain
RiañoCoordinates: 42°58′29″N 5°00′43″W / 42.97472°N 5.01194°WCoordinates: 42°58′29″N 5°00′43″W / 42.97472°N 5.01194°W Country Spain Autonomous community Castile and León Province León Comarca [[ Montaña de Riaño]] Government – Mayor Manuel Javier Fernández Presa Area – Total 97.63 km2 (37.7 sq mi) Elevation 1,131 m (3,711 ft) Population (2010) – Total 532 – Density 5.4/km2 (14.1/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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People
See also
- List of submerged places in Spain
- Kingdom of León
- Leonese language
References
- ^ Andy Simington, Northern Spain Handbook, (Footprint Travel Guides, 2003), 284.
External links
Categories:- León Province
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