Llanera (Asturias)

Llanera municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oviedo
Coordinates	43 ° 26 ′ N , 5 ° 51 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 26 ′ N , 5 ° 51 ′ W
Height :	173 msnm
Area :	106.69 km²
Residents :	13,702 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	128.43 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33424
Municipality number ( INE ):	33035
Nearest airport :	Santander Airport 48.5 km
administration
Mayor :	José Avelino Sánchez Menéndez ( PP )
Address of the municipal administration:	Av. Prudencio González 2, 33424 Posada de Llanera, Tel .: +34 985 77 00 07
Website :	llanera.es
Location of the municipality

Llanera is a Spanish municipality ( concejo in Asturias, corresponds to the municipio in the rest of Spain) in the autonomous region of Asturias . It borders Gijón and Corvera to the north, Oviedo to the south, Gijón and Siero to the east, and Illas and Las Regueras to the west . The capital, Posada de Llanera , is 11 km from Oviedo, 20 km from Aviles and 22 km from Gijón.

geography

The municipality with its 13,702 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) has an area of 106.69 km². The highest point is the Pico Gorfolí with 317 m.

geology

Limestone and other metamorphic sedimentary rocks are the dominant rock formations.

Waters

Llanera is bounded in the south by the Río Nora. The rivers Rio Arlós , Rio Frade and Rio Aboño flow through the municipality with several smaller rivers; the Rio Alvares rises in the municipality.

Transport links

Nearest international airport: Asturias Airport in the municipality of Castrillon.
FEVE or ALSA stops are in every place.
Railway connection to the Renfe network in Lugo de Llanera, Villabona and Ferroñes.

history

Until the Middle Ages

Settlement of the region goes back to the Paleolithic Age , numerous fortresses and dolmens in the towns of La Coroña, Peña Menéndez, El Canto San Pedro, El Cuetu and Pico Cogolla still bear witness to this today.
The Romans had also built an important road here that ran along the Río Nora . There are still bridges and fragments of the road that are still in use today. The fort Lucus Asturum , which they built, was an important defensive bulwark in the valley of the Río Nora until well after the Reconquista .

Since the medieval times

In church documents, the construction of the monasteries "San Pelayo", "Santa María de la Vega" and "San Vicente" under the reign of Alfonso III. and Ordoño II. proven. The parish belonged to the Archdiocese of Oviedo .
In the 16th century, under the reign of Philip II , the boundaries of the community were first written down and the community was declared independent. The administrative headquarters then moved from Las Regueras to Pola de Llanes. Until the 19th century the Concejo was ruled by regional families (Valdes). A prisoner of war camp was set up in Villabona
during the Spanish War of Independence . This is where the community's correctional facility is today.

coat of arms

The angel's cross can be seen in the upper part
below left: the old tower over the Río Nora in San Cucufate
bottom right: the coat of arms of the Valdés family

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the Llanera municipal council
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
AP / PP	0	1	2	4th	8th	9	9	9	8th	7th
PSOE	5	11	10	10	7th	7th	6th	7th	5	5
FAC									2
PCE / IU / IU- BA / IU- Los Verdes	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
AELL	7th	5	5
UCD / CDS				1
Somos Llanera										2
C`s										1
Total	13	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th

Parroquias

The municipality of Llanera is divided into 11 parroquias :

economy

The municipality's industrial park

Major industrial companies in Silvota and Asipo ( Polígonos Industriales ) are the municipality's main employers. Agriculture now only plays a subordinate role.

**Employment figures in the municipality of Llanera**
TOTAL	16,552	100.0
economic sectors	Employees	Percentage
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	0357	02.16
Industry	3,038	18.35
Construction industry	2,106	12.72
Service companies	11.051	66.77

Attractions

Parish Church of San Miguel de Villardeveyo

Lucus Asturum , the Roman fort; today there is a museum, the Museo Arqueológico de Asturias .
Parish Church of San Miguel de Villardeveyo from the 15th century.
Santiago de Arlos Church ( Bien de Interés Cultural )
Torre Valdés , the tower over the river; it can also be found in the coats of arms of the Valdés and Bernaldo de Quirós families and in the coat of arms of Castile and León .
Palacio de Villanueva , a 17th century Baroque palace
Palacio de Villabona , a baroque palace from the 17th century
Santa Bárbara Chapel

swell

↑ 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 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@ 2
^ 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. @1@ 2
↑ Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI

Population figures see INE

Postcodes see [1]

For coordinates, heights and distances, see Google Maps, town hall of the municipality

Web links

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

[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).