Oviedo - Sports, Feast and Traditions, Other cities in the municipality, Twin cities

43°25N 5°50W, pop (2000e) 197 000. Capital of Oviedo province, Asturias, NW Spain, 451 km/280 mi NW of Madrid; bishopric; airport; railway; university (1608); former capital of Asturias; commerce, cement, pharmaceuticals, domestic appliances, metal products; cathedral (14th-c); Fiesta of La Ascension (May), Fiesta of San Mateo (Sep).

For the city in Florida, USA, see Oviedo, Florida. Oviedo
Uviéu

(In detail) (In detail)
Principality of Asturias
Demonym  • Spanish  • Asturian	ovetense, carbayón/-a uvieín/-a, carbayón/-a
Capital	Oviedo
Coordinates	43°22′N 5°50′W
Judicial district	Oviedo
Parishes	30
Population (2005)  • Total  • Density  • % of Asturias	Rank: 2 212,174 inhabitants 1,136.75 people/km² 19.70 %
Area  • Total  • % of Asturias	Rank: 21 186.65 km² 1,76 %
Highest point	El Picayu, 708 m
Postcode	33001 to 33013
Mayor	Gabino de Lorenzo Ferrera (PP)
Town council	25 seats + the mayor
Political parties (elections of 2003)	16 seats PP 7 seats PSOE 2 seats IU 1 seat Independent
Website	http://www.oviedo.es

Oviedo (Asturian: Uviéu, Latin: Ovetus) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Oviedo owes to an ulterior king, Alfonso II The Chaste (791-842), its establishment as a capital city and ruling seat as a result of the moving of the court from Pravia and the creation of the Pilgrim’s Route to Santiago de Compostela, a major event in the history of Oviedo, a church dedicated to The Saviour, the Cathedral of San Salvador, and a royal palace formed the nucleus and motive power of Oviedo. Other Spanish writers were inspired by this city like Ramón Pérez de Ayala in Tigre Juan and Dolores Medio in her novel Nosotros los Rivero

Museums in Oviedo:

Archaeological Museum of Asturias Fine Arts Museum of Asturias Holy Chamber Diocesan Museum Tabularium Artis Asturiensis

List of Museums

Other centres of culture in Oviedo:

Campoamor Theatre Filarmónica Theatre Prince Felipe's Auditorium Princess Letizia's Congress Palace (in construction)

Sports

Teams Based in Oviedo

Real Oviedo football team.

Annual Sports Events:

International Showjumping Competition City of Oviedo Horse Show City of Oviedo San Silvestre City of Oviedo Trial Indoor Outdoor Sports Climbing Vuelta a España (Cycling) Tour of Asturias (Cycling) Ascent of Naranco (Cycling) City of Oviedo Mountain Bike Open City of Oviedo Cycle Criterium Base Hockey International Tournament International Icehockey Tournament Prince of Asturias International Rally National Auto-Cross Championship International Hurdles Competition International Chess Open Boxing Nights City of Oviedo Weightlifting Championship Ascension Bowls Tournament San Mateo Bowls Tournament

Feast and Traditions

The Festive Calendar:

Procession of the Three Wise Men: The traditional retinue that accompanies the Three Wise Men of the East parade through the city and make their offering of the Child Jesus in the Cathedral Square. L'Antroxu (Carnival): Feast of the Ascension: La Foguera de San Xuan (Saint John's Bonfire): La Balesquida or Martes del Bollu: The Feast of San Mateo: El Desarme (Disarmament's Day), commemorating the cunning victory of the locals over a Carlist army during the First Carlist War, during the 1830s

Gastronomy:

Fabada (bean stew with selected cuts of pork, etc.) Callos (Tripe) Carne gobernada (Meat cut into pieces prepared with onion, garlic and white wine) Merluza a la sidra (Hake prepared in cider) Paxarines Carbayones: Typical almond cake of Oviedo Sidra (Cider): Asturian typical drink, fermented apple juice Arroz con leche: a local variation on milk pudding

Other cities in the municipality

Trubia Colloto (divided into two municipalities: Oviedo and Siero) San Claudio San Esteban de las Cruces Latores Olloniego

Twin cities

Valparaíso, Chile, since 1976 Bochum, Germany, since 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 1983 Veracruz, Mexico, since 1983 Clermont-Ferrand, France, since 1988 Tampa, Florida, United States, since 1991 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, since 1993 Santa Clara, Cuba, since 1995 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, since 1998 Hangzhou, China, since 2006 Valencia de Don Juan, Spain, since 2006