Bimenes
Bimenes municipality | ||
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Bimenes Town Hall
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Asturias | |
Comarca : | Oviedo | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 34 ′ W | |
Height : | 301 msnm | |
Area : | 32.69 km² | |
Residents : | 1,681 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 51.42 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | E-33527 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 33006 | |
Nearest airport : | Asturias Airport 73.2 km | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | José Emilio González Aller (Bloque Independiente de Bimenes) | |
Address of the municipal administration: | Plaza del Ayuntamiento, s / n - Martimporra 33527 Bimenes | |
Website : | www.bimenes.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Bimenes is a Spanish municipality ( concejo in Asturias, corresponds to the municipio in the rest of Spain) in the autonomous region of Asturias . It borders on Siero and Nava to the north and east , Laviana and San Martín del Rey Aurelio to the south, and Nava again to the west. The main town is Martimporra .
history
As almost everywhere in Asturias, a settlement of the region can be proven since the Paleolithic . In particular, the burial mounds at "Piedrafita" and "Lancosa" still bear witness to it.
Wall castles on the "Pico Castiello", in "La Millar" and "Santa Cristina" were built to protect the mines and the extensive trade routes that are still visible today.
The name of the place was first mentioned in 1161 in documents from the monastery of San Vicente (Oviedo).
Until the 19th century, the Concejo was ruled and administered by regional families and the Archdiocese of Oviedo.
coat of arms
- top left: coat of arms of the Benedictine congregation of Valladolid
- top right: coat of arms of the house "Alvarez de las Asturias"
- bottom left: Coat of arms of the House of Estrada
- bottom right: coat of arms of the Balvidares family
geography
The municipality with its 1681 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) has an area of 32.69 km². The largest elevation is the Peña Mayor with 1,144 m.
land
Limestone and other metamorphic sedimentary rocks are the dominant rock formations. The mountain ranges of the Sierra de Peña limit the municipality to the east and are typical of this region.
rivers and lakes
The Rio Fuensanta and several of its tributaries cross the municipality.
economy
Bimenes has always been characterized by agriculture. Recently, the company has specialized in the production of cider . The amalgamation of several municipalities in Asturias to form “Mancomunidad Comarca de la Sidra” (production and marketing company for several municipalities) has made this branch of production profitable again. Trade and industry only exist in small and medium-sized companies.
Employees | Percentage | ||||
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TOTAL | 285 | 100 | |||
Agriculture, livestock and fishing | 36 | 12.63 | |||
Industry | 37 | 12.98 | |||
Construction industry | 55 | 19.30 | |||
Service companies | 157 | 55.09 | |||
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias , status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI |
Transport links
- Nearest international airport: Asturias Airport in Oviedo .
- FEVE or ALSA stops are in every place.
- Railway connection to the Renfe network in almost every place.
politics
The 9 seats in the municipal council are distributed as follows:
Distribution of seats in the municipal council of Bimenes | ||||||||||
Political party | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 |
BIB | 3 | 7th | 7th | |||||||
PSOE | 2 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4th | |
CD / AP / PP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
PCE / IU - BA | 4th | 6th | 6th | 3 | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PAS / URAS-PAS | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
URAS / URAS-PAS | ||||||||||
UCD / CDS | 3 | |||||||||
PDNI | 3 | |||||||||
BISODE | 3 | |||||||||
Xente Yerbato | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Population development
Population development of Bimenes since 1842 |
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Source: INE - data prepared for Wikipedia |
Parroquias
The municipality of Bimenes is divided into 3 parroquias:
- San Emeterio (Santu Medero)
- San Julián (Santuyano)
- Suares
Attractions
- San Julián Church
- Santa Bárbara chapel with sacristy
- Palacio de Martimporra (palace)
Festivals and Celebrations
The most famous fair is probably the “Feria Ganado de Primavera”, the large “cattle market” in Rozaes in April.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Graciano Canteli Rodriguez (1895–1980), diplomat
- Xulio Vixil (* 1964), Asturian writer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
- ↑ 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Administration website (Es, Engl, Ast.)
- Tourism and information site
- Information about Bimenes on the website of the Federación Asturiana de Concejos (Es. Engl.)