Leon (province)
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León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. The historic leonese country is integrated by the provinces of León/Llión, Zamora and Salamanca . It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Ourense, Lugo, Asturias, Cantabria, Palencia, and Valladolid.
See List of municipalities in León.
There are Roman Catholic cathedrals at León and Astorga.
Regions:
- El Bierzo
The province shares the Parque Nacional Picos de Europa (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and Asturias.
See Kingdom of León.
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