Banduxu

Parish in Asturias, Spain

43°13′12.23″N 6°4′18.45″W / 43.2200639°N 6.0717917°W / 43.2200639; -6.0717917Country

SpainAutonomous CommunityAsturiasMunicipalityProazaArea

• Total4.16 sq mi (10.78 km²)

Banduxu^[1] is one of eight parishes in Proaza, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

It is 10.78 km² (4.16 sq mi) in size with a population of 43 (INE 2005). The postal code is 33114.

Banduxu is located at a distance of 11 km from Proaza, the capital of the council.

The church of St. Mary is of medieval origin and underwent reform in the eighteenth century. The palace of Banduxu and its "Tower of Tuñón" or "Tower of Banduxu" is one of the best preserved late medieval defensive towers of Asturias. This building, which also served as a prison and town hall, was declared of cultural interest on 29 October 2009.^[2]

Villages

El Barreiru
El Campal
El Conventu
La Cuandia
Entelailesia
La Fonte l'Achu
El Gorru
La Molina
El Palaciu
La Pandieḷḷa
La Reguera
El Rial
El Táranu
El Toral
El Ventorrillu
El Casar
La Morteirona
El Quizu

Santa María church and Bandujo medieval Tower

References

^ File with the official place names of Proaza
^ M. S. M. (October 30, 2009). "El pozo Santa Bárbara de Turón y Banduxu, en Proaza, Bienes de Interés Cultural" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. Retrieved March 19, 2010.