Aguera

Belmonte de Miranda parish: Parroquia Agüera
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oviedo (Comarca)
Coordinates	43 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′  N , 6 ° 16 ′  W
Height :	340  msnm
Area :	29.3 km²
Residents :	97 (January 1, 2011) INE
Population density :	3.31 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33844
Area code:	33005010000
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport - La Morgal Airport
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Avenida Río Pigüeña s / n
Website :	www.belmontedemiranda.com
Location of the municipality

Agüera ( Asturian Augüera ) is a parroquia and a place in the municipality of Belmonte de Miranda in the autonomous region of Asturias in northern Spain .

Agüera is also the administrative seat of the Parroquia of the same name.

geography

Noteworthy rivers are: the Río Pigueña with its largest tributary the Rio Chamosu , the Rio les Dormiechas , and the Rio de Solanos , which even has its source here. The municipality's rivers are known for their abundance of trout , salmon and other game fish. The mountain ranges of the Sierra de Quintanal, the Sierra de Arceyo run through the Parroquia, the Sierra Manteca and the Sierra de Montovo limit them to the west and east. At 1,521 m, the Pico Manteca is the largest elevation of the Parroquia.

Transport links

• Closest international airport: Asturias Airport .
• FEVE and other companies have stops in every location.
• By car on the AS-227.

economy

Since time immemorial, agriculture, and especially livestock farming with all its ancillary businesses such as dairies, cheese factories, etc., has been the main source of income for the community. Until the mines closed in 2006, the largest employer was the mining industry, around the municipal capital of Belmonte. Many of the miners now commute to the neighboring communities, where even larger mines are operated. The service industry with the tourism industry is also the division with the greatest growth here.

Specialties

The fabada has a long tradition here, as in all of Asturias.

Worth seeing

• Palace "Palacio del Cardenal Cienfuegos" from the 18th century in Agüera
• Church "Iglesia de San Andrés " in Agüera from the 15th century

Festivals and celebrations in the community

• a big market every Monday in Belmonte
• Third weekend of November - cattle market
• Third weekend in October - fruit and vegetable exhibition
• For more Ferias see the event calendar

Villages and hamlets

The 97 inhabitants live in 15 villages:

• Agüera - 13 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 12 ′ 55 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 45 ″  W
• Abedul (La Bedul) - 21 inhabitants 2011
• Agüerina - 12 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 13 ′ 13 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 2 ″  W
• La Arena (L'Arena) - 4 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 13 ′ 5 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 33 ″  W
• Los Bazales - uninhabited 2011 43 ° 14 ′ 18 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 34 ″  W
• La Casa Blanca - uninhabited 2011
• La Casa el Sol (La Casa'l Sol) - 2 residents 2011
• Castañera - 8 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 14 ′ 11 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  W
• Cigüedres - 13 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 13 ′ 45 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  W
• La Ferreiría - uninhabited 2011
• Pumadín - uninhabited 2011
• Quintanal - 8 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 13 ′ 2 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 46 ″  W
• La Rozos - 2 residents 2011 43 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 36 ″  W
• San Esteban - 7 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 12 ′ 38 ″  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 7 ″  W
• Villar de Zuepos - 7 inhabitants 2011 43 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  N , 6 ° 17 ′ 1 ″  W

Web links

• Belmontedemiranda.net
• Info page in the tourism portal vivirasturias
• Map of Asturias (PDF; 12.5 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Calendar of events ( Memento of October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Population figures see INE