- Fano (Gijón)
Fano is a district ("parroquia rural") of the municipality of
Gijón / Xixón , in Asturias,Spain .Its population was 217 in
2003 .Located in the south-east of the municipality, Fano is a rural area which borders with the municipality of
Siero in the south, and with the district ofValdornón in the east.Toponym comes from latin "Fanum", a kind of temples ancient romans built in pre-roman cults sacred places [ [http://mas.lne.es/toponimia/index.php?leer=281&palabra=fano] About the
toponomy of Fano (Spanish)] [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_temple#Fanum] More about roman and pre-roman "Fanum"] . ABenedictine monastery existed in Fano from 12th to 17th centuries. Its front romanesque façade is nowadays part of the "San Juan Evangelista de Fano" church.*Carceo
*La Cuadra
*Fano
*Zalce
*La Bustia
*Cadianes
*El Caleyu
*El Camonal
*Carbonero
*La Cuadra
*La Iría l'Otero
*Llagarón
*Llongares
*La Malata
*El Monte Fano
*La Ñave
*El Picu'l Ḥuin
*El Piñíu
*El Regatu
*El Sellón
*Viesques
*La ZurraqueraNotes
External links
* [http://www.gijon.es/Contenido.aspx?area=110&leng=es&id=32326 Official Toponyms] - Gijón / Xixón City Council official website.
* [http://www.etsimo.uniovi.es/bopa/2006/10/19022_02.htm Official Toponyms: Laws] - "BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006" & "DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón."
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