Lena (Spain)
Lena community | ||
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![]() Town hall of the municipality
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : |
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Comarca : | Caudal | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 9 ′ N , 5 ° 50 ′ W | |
Height : | 317 msnm | |
Area : | 315.51 km² | |
Residents : | 10,890 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 34.52 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 33620-33639 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 33033 | |
Nearest airport : | Asturias Airport 77.5 km | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Ramón Argüelles Cordero ( IU ) | |
Address of the municipal administration: | C / Vital Aza 20, 33630 POLA DE LENA, Tel .: +34 985 490 410 | |
Website : | aytolena.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
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Lena is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias in northern Spain . It is divided into 24 parroquias . The main town of the municipality is Pola de Lena .
location
Bounded to the north by Mieres , to the south by the province of León , to the west by Riosa and Quirós and to the east by Aller .
geography
Rivers
Several important rivers that were used for rafting in the past run right through the region and the Parroquias . The most important are Huerna , Pajeres , Caudal and der Aller .
Mountain ranges
- Peña Ubiña 2,417 m
- El Siete 2,356 m
history
The first mentions come from the reigns of Ramiro I and Ordoño I , i.e. from the 9th century. The construction of the pilgrimage church of Santa Cristina de Lena also dates back to this time .
In 1266, Alfonso X el Sabio first confirmed the municipality in a document, the Carta Puebla .
Parroquias
The parish is divided into 24 parroquias:
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Population development
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Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia
economy
Employees | Percentage | |
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TOTAL | 3,341 | 100 |
Agriculture, livestock and fishing | 241 | 7.21 |
Industry | 285 | 8.53 |
Construction industry | 874 | 26.16 |
Service companies | 1.941 | 58.10 |
politics
Historical development of the distribution of seats in the municipal council of Lena | ||||||||||
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Political party | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 |
PCE / IU / IU- BA / IU- Los Verdes | 4th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 5 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 9 | 8th |
PSOE | 6th | 9 | 5 | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th |
CD / AP / PP | 2 | 4th | 2 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 2 |
FAC | 1 | |||||||||
Bloque por Asturias -UNA | 1 | |||||||||
CACI / ASCIZ | 1 | |||||||||
UCD / CDS | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
PAS - UNA / PAS / URAS-PAS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
URAS / URAS-PAS | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
CxAsturies | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th |
traffic
Attractions
- El mosaico de Vega de Ciego was found during the excavations of a Roman villa in 1921 and is now in the Museo Arqueológico de Asturias .
- Church of Santa Cristina de Lena from the 9th century.
Festivals and Celebrations
On the first weekend in July, the “Fiesta del Cordero a la Estaca” (a kind of local festival with traditional dances, food and music) is celebrated together with the Quirós community .
Web links
- Population figures see INE
- Postcodes see ingeniuz.com
- For coordinates and heights, see the seat of the town hall of the municipality on Google Maps
- Cultural Heritage of the Municipality (Spanish)
- Federación Asturiana de Concejos
- Consorcio de la Montaña Central Asturiana
- Aula Didáctica del Prerrománico Asturiano de La Cobertoria
- Valgrade-Pajares
- Sociedad Deportiva Lenense
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).
- ↑ Information page of the community ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 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.
- ↑ Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 108 kB).
- ^ Election 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
- ↑ Election 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( 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.