Cimavilla Explained

Cimavilla
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Asturias
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Asturias
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Gijón
Population Total:2,714
Population As Of:2016

Cimavilla (Spanish: Cimadevilla)[1] is a neighbourhood of the municipality of Gijón, in Asturias, Spain. Its population was 2,811 in 2012.[2]

Cimavilla is the oldest part of the city, in it there are ruins of the old Roman settlement. In the 16th century, a port is built in the neighbourhood and it converts it in a residential area for sailors and starts the expansion of Gijón to the south.

In the East of Cimavilla is located the Royal Astur Yacht Club, with the first swimming pool of Gijón, built in the first years of the 20th century.

Nowadays, Cimavilla's houses are rehabilitated and the neighbourhood is a residential, commercial and leisure area. At the top of the hill is located the Elogio del Horizonte (Eulogy to the Horizon), built by Eduardo Chillida.

References

43.5453°N -5.6622°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón .
  2. http://www.lne.es/gijon/2012/01/17/crecimiento-roces-jove-tira-padron-suma-282261-habitantes/1184951.html El crecimiento de Roces y Jove tira del padrón, que suma 282.261 habitantes