Llanes

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Llanes municipality
Town hall of the municipality
Town hall of the municipality
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Coat of arms of Llanes
Llanes (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : AsturiasAsturias Asturias
Comarca : Oriente
Coordinates 43 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′  N , 4 ° 45 ′  W
Height : 16  msnm
Area : 263.59 km²
Residents : 13,568 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 51.47 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 33500
Municipality number  ( INE ): 33036
Nearest airport : Santander Airport 90.5 km
administration
Mayor : Dolores Álvarez Campillo Information page of the municipality , PSOE
Address of the municipal administration: Calle Alfonso IX, 33500 Llanes, Tel .: +34 985 40 01 64
Website : ayuntamientodellanes.com
Location of the municipality
Llanes Asturies map.svg
Landscape (Yosa de Viango) south of Llanes
Los Cubos de la Memoria
Playa de Toro

Llanes [ ˈʎa.nəs ] is a Spanish municipality ( concejo in Asturias, corresponds to the municipio in the rest of Spain) in the autonomous region of Asturias .

location

The district of Llanes is bordered by the Bay of Biscay and the districts of Onís, Cabrales, Peñamellera Alta and Peñamellera Baja, the highest point is the Peña Blanca with 1,177 m. The district town of Llanes is located on the A8 coastal road halfway between Gijón and Santander and has 13,568 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

History and sights

Former Llanes Casino (built in 1910, now a cultural center)

Llanes has a traditional fishing port that is still in operation today. A plaque in the city today commemorates 65 sailors from Llanes who sailed the three ships that the city provided for the Spanish Armada in 1588 . Parts of the preserved city wall date back to 1206, the year in which King Alfonso IX. received city privileges. Llanes was also one of the first whaling ports outside the Basque Country and Scandinavia.

Aeródromo de Llanes

To the southeast of Llanes, on the southern edge of the Cués district, there was a field airfield during the civil war . This was initially used by the air forces of the Republic of Spain . After the conquest of General Franco's fascist troops advancing from the east in September 1937, Llanes was in the territory of the country controlled by Franco . The square was immediately used by the Spanish fascists and the German Condor Legion during the further advance of Franco's troops during the war in the north . Fighter pilots of the National Socialist Jagdgruppe 88 (J / 88) were lying here . Today there is a golf course on the site.

Economy and tourism

Besides the fishing port, the city's economic focus today is tourism .

Employment figures for the municipality of Llanes in the economic sectors
Employees Percentage
TOTAL 5,214 100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing 546 10.47
Industry 356 6.83
Construction industry 736 14.12
Service companies 3,576 68.58

The majority of the visitors come from Spain. The city offers a wide range of traditional shops and restaurants, both in the center and in the surrounding area. The beach zone with three beaches is very busy in summer. The inland beach Playa de Gulpiyuri is considered to be the smallest bathing beach in Asturias. A special attraction is the Paseo de San Pedro , a hiking trail over the cliffs. Llanes also has a well-known work by the Basque painter Agustín Ibarrola , Los Cubos de la Memoria , which depicts the concrete blocks that protect the harbor from the surf. A previous theater was demolished a few years ago; it was located above a river next to a mill.

Near Llanes is the village of Porrúa , known for its ethnographic museum. And the village of Celorio which is known for its monastery and its exceptionally beautiful beaches.

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the municipal council of Llanes
Political party 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
PSOE 7th 8th 10 11 9 10 9 10 9 7th
FAC 5 4th
CD / AP / PP 2 9 5 5 6th 6th 7th 7th 3 2
PCE / IU / IU- BA / IU- Los Verdes 1 1 1 1
UCD / CDS 8th 2 1
ULLI 1
VECINOSxLLANES 3
Total 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th 17th

On the Camino de Santiago

Llanes is a station on the Way of St. James , the Camino de la Costa .

Parroquias

The parish is divided into 28 parroquias .

Festivals

At well-known festivals in Llanes the following should be mentioned in particular:

  • La Magdalena in July
  • San Roque (the patron saint of Llanes) in August
  • La Guía in September

La Guía is without a doubt the most popular, largest and most visited festival. The other parishes in the district also celebrate celebrations in honor of their local saints, with the La Hoguera festival in particular gaining importance in the region.

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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. ↑ Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 108 kB), SADEI
  3. ^ Election 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
  4. ↑ Election 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior

Web links

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