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  • Location: Castile-León/Spain
  • Variant names: Asturica Augusta
The present name is derived from the first word of its original Roman name, Asturica; Augustus means 'grand', thus 'Grand Asturian (Place)' from Asturia, the Latin name for Asturias.

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