Morcin

Morcín municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oviedo
Coordinates	43 ° 17 ′  N , 5 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′  N , 5 ° 53 ′  W
Height :	151  msnm
Area :	50.05 km²
Residents :	2,594 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	51.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33161-33163
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33038
Nearest airport :	Asturias airport 60 km
administration
Mayor :	Jesús Álvarez Barbao ( PSOE ) (2009)
Address of the municipal administration:	Calle Carretera a Busloñe, 2, 33162 Santa Eulalia, tel: [phone]
Website :	morcin.es
Location of the municipality

Morcin is a municipality ( concejo in Asturias, corresponds to municipio in the rest of Spain) in the south of the autonomous region of Asturias in Spain .

The municipality with its 2594 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) has an area of ​​50.05 km². The main town and seat of the municipal administration is Santa Eulalia de Morcín .

history

Origin of name

There are different theories about the origin of the word Morcin, the most likely one is to see the origin from the Roman Mortecinio (dies by itself), since the Rio Morcin flows so slowly that it almost dies.

Prehistory and early history

There are only a few records from this time of the community. The archaeological work did not begin until the end of the 19th century and is largely still under lock and key so as not to open the gates to robbery graves. Finds in the caves of Sidrán , Tisones and Bostriz are known , where axes , knives, hand axes and clubs from the Stone Age were found. Most of these finds indicate a settlement from the Paleolithic and Magdalenian times .

The great wealth of mineral resources also brought the Etruscans , Greeks and Phoenicians to the shores of Asturias, although little evidence speaks for the presence of the Phoenicians.

The region's mineral resources were also the destination of the Romans , who, despite fierce resistance from the Etruscans, occupied the area in 40 BC BC conquered and colonized . Numerous graves from this period prove the fierce resistance.

Christianization and the Middle Ages

Finds of Christian graves from the 1st century prove the spread of the "new faith" already in this early period. The main work here made according to legend, the Apostle James the Greater , which in later centuries to the famous pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on the increasingly adopted today again St. James led. The work of the apostle was continued by an active priest from San Segundo and ultimately led to the deeply rooted faith of the Asturian people. In the 19th century , what was probably the most important find from this period was made in a palace on the slopes of Monsacro by the German epigraphist Emil Hübner : a 4 m high Christian-Roman epitaph that can be seen today in the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences .

Middle Ages until today

There is nothing outstanding from this age that stands out in the history of Asturias. However, the community played an important role in the last battles of the Visigoths against the oncoming Moors . According to legend, the noble Gunderich Argolida came to Santa Eulalia with his family during the last years of the Visigothic rule . When they heard of the Moors' invasion, it was decided to send a strong contingent of fighters to defend the country and the faith. Pelayo and Bishop Urban of Oviedo were among the few survivors of the Battle of the Río Guadalete . A church was built in Santa Eulalia in honor of the fallen.

Geography and climate

Transport routes of the community

The Morcin administrative district is framed by mountain ranges along the Rio Caudal. The Pico Gamonal stands out as the highest mountain with 1712 msnm . Mines in which iron and hard coal are extracted still work along these mountain ranges , some of these mines were already exploited in antiquity .

Waters

The rivers Rio Caudal , Rio Riosa and Rio Morcin cross the administrative district, the reservoir "Embalse de los Alfilorios", which is fed by the Río Pinera , was completed in the 1960s and with its 517,000 m ^{2 is} the largest standing water in the municipality .

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Panorama at the Embalse de los Alfilorios

Flora and fauna

The extensive forests along the mountain slopes are characterized by oaks , red beeches , ash trees , yews and chestnuts , in the river valleys you will find willows , birches and large apple groves . The fauna is rich in wild boars , wolves , foxes , the rare gorse cat , stone martens , immigrant skunks , badgers and giant squirrels .

politics

The seats on the municipal council, which were reduced to eleven in 2011, are distributed as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the municipal council of Mieres
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PCE / IU / IU- BA / IU- Los Verdes	9	7th	7th	6th	9	7th	6th	5	2	4th
PSOE	10	14th	10	11	9	11	8th	9	5	4th
CD / AP / PP	1	4th	4th	5	7th	7th	7th	7th	1	1
FAC									2
MCE / MCA	1
UCD / CDS	4th		4th	2
DDM				1
Somos Morcín										1
AMI									1	1
Total	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	21st	21st	11	11

economy

Morcín employment by industry

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	785	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	48	6.11
Industry	343	43.69
Construction industry	136	17.32
Service companies	258	32.87

Regional products
The municipality is internationally known for the cheese (queso) Afuega'l pitu , which is produced here.

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

Parroquias

Morcin is divided into seven parroquias :

• Argame
• La Foz
• La Piñera
• Peñerudes
• San Esteban
• San Sebastian
• Santa Eulalia

Culture and sights

The chapel on the Monsacro

• Museo Etnográfico de la Lechería , the milk and cheese museum in La Foz founded in 1922 .
• Capillas medievales del Monsacro Hermitage on Mount Monsacro
• Peñerudes watchtower

Regular events (fiestas)

Numerous events that can be found on the city's website under updated.

Twin cities

•  Cuba Arroyo Naranjo
•  Western Sahara Bir Enzaran
•  France Lécousse

Web links

Commons : Morcín (Asturias)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Info page on the tourist portal Infoasturias (de)
• The municipality's website on the FACC portal

swell

• Population figures see INE
• Postcodes see ingeniuz.com
• For coordinates, heights and distances, see Google Maps, town hall of the municipality

Individual evidence

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
3. ^ Election 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
4. ↑ 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. 
5. ↑ Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 111 kB)
6. ↑ Information page of the museum (es) ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Torre de Peñerudes ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Calendar of events ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2010 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.