Langreo

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Langreo municipality
Town hall of the municipality
Town hall of the municipality
coat of arms Map of Spain
Langreo coat of arms
Langreo (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : AsturiasAsturias Asturias
Comarca : Nalón
Coordinates 43 ° 18 ′  N , 5 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′  N , 5 ° 41 ′  W
Height : 215  msnm
Area : 82.46 km²
Residents : 39,420 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 478.05 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 33900
Municipality number  ( INE ): 33031
Nearest airport : Asturias Airport 59.7 km
administration
Mayor : María Fernández Álvarez ( PSOE )
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza España, 1, 33930 Langreo, Tel .: +34 985 67 88 00
Website : langreo.as
Location of the municipality
Llangreu Asturies map.svg

Langreo ( Asturian Llangréu ) is a city in the northern Spanish Autonomous Community of Asturias , which forms a municipality called Concejo (in Asturias and Galicia, the Concejos correspond to the Municipios in the rest of Spain). Langreo has 39,420 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and a size of 82.46 km². The place consists of different parishes (districts), of which La Felguera with 22,000 inhabitants and Sama with 12,000 inhabitants are the most important. The Río Nalón flows through Langreo.

history

Until the Middle Ages

Langreo's founding goes back to the Romans , who built an important road here to transport the mined mineral resources. There are still bridges and fragments of the road that are still in use today. Two forts , Pico Castiello in Ciaño and Riaño, were built to protect this road. In 857, Ordoño I handed the community over to the Archdiocese of Oviedo , where the name Langueyo was first mentioned in a document. The archbishopric then donated the churches (Iglesias) Santa Eulalia, San Cosme and San Damián to the community (probably also to appease the trading houses fearing for their influence). 1075, Alfonso VI raised new taxes, which also affected the Archdiocese of Oviedo (and thus also its municipalities); The unloved Queen Urraca confirmed these taxes. However, the archbishopric refused to pay these taxes, whereupon an embargo was imposed on the affected communities. Under the banner of Langreo, 10 cadets then rebelled against the crown and joined the Cid .

Til today

"Ferrocarril de Langreo"
Monument to Pedro Duro

During the Spanish War of Independence , the community was a marching-out area. French troops burned down the church of San Lorenzo del Puente. During the Carlist uprising in 1874, the entire city archive burned down. In the 18th century Langreo joined the "mine belt" (Cuencas Mineras Asturianas - an association of mining communities). Growing industrialization led, among other things, to the founding of the companies Duro Felguera, SA (founder: Pedro Duro), which still exist today, and the "Fábrica de La Felguera" (linen production and processing). In the following years a separate railway line, the "Ferrocarril de Langreo", was established, which served the Langreo - Gijón line . Parts of the route and the "industrial park" Felguera were placed under protection by UNESCO in 1960 .

coat of arms

  • above: angel cross
  • bottom left: emblem of the "infanzones" of Langreo (the ten cadets)
  • Bottom right: the victory cross above the symbols of industry and mining

geography

The Langreo Valley

geology

Limestone and slate are the dominant rock formations.
The mountain ranges of the Sierra de la Rondiz are typical of this part of Asturias.

rivers and lakes

The Rio Candin and Rio Villar are the largest rivers in the municipality. The Rio Villar is also a natural municipal boundary to the adjacent San Martín del Rey Aurelio .

economy

Agriculture focuses on growing wheat , hemp and fruit . Langreo and the region of the "mine belt" (Cuencas Mineras) have important coal and iron mines , the steel industry and factories for the production of linen are still the largest employers in the municipality.

Employment figures in the Langreo municipality in the economic sectors
Employees Percentage
TOTAL 13,924 100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing 65 0.47
Industry 3,861 27.73
Construction industry 1.006 7.22
Service companies 8,992 64.58
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI

traffic

Population development

Graphic evolution of the population of Langreo
Source: INE

Politics

The distribution of the 21 seats in the municipal council is as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the Langreo local council
Political party 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
PSOE 10 14th 10 11 8th 9 8th 10 7th 6th
CD / AP / PP 2 5 4th 4th 7th 5 6th 6th 4th 3
PCE / IU - BA 7th 6th 7th 9 10 11 7th 5 4th 6th
UCD / CDS 6th 4th 1
FAC 4th
FDLI 2
SOMOS LLANGRÉU 5
C`s 1
Total 25th 25th 25th 25th 25th 25th 21st 21st 21st 21st

Parroquias

Langreo is divided into eight parroquias:

Worth seeing

Industrial museum
  • Church of San Esteban in Ciaño, from the 13th century
  • Church of Santuario del Carbayu where an apparition of Mary is said to have taken place in the 18th century .
  • ISantiago Apóstol Church in Sama, destroyed during the 1934 Revolution, rebuilt in neo-Gothic style.

Museums

  • Industrial Museum (Museo de la Siderurgia de Asturias) in La Felguera
  • Picture collection (Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo) in La Felguera

Personalities

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  1. 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).
  2. Information page of the community ( Memento of the original from June 14, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.langreo.as
  3. ^ Election 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
  4. Election 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Web links

Commons : Langreo  - collection of images, videos and audio files