Peñamellera Baja

Peñamellera Baja municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oriente
Coordinates	43 ° 19 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  W
Height :	21  msnm
Area :	83.85 km²
Residents :	1,226 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	14.62 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33570
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33047
Nearest airport :	Santander Airport 77 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Carretera Grail S / N (33570) Panes
Website :	aytopanespbaja.com
Location of the municipality

Flag of the community

Peñamellera Baja (Peñamellera Baxa) is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias , in northern Spain with the administrative center in Panes . Bounded to the north by Llanes and Ribadedeva , to the west by Peñamellera Alta and to the east by Cantabria .

history

Finds from the Stone Age (especially in the nearby Cuevas de La Loja) attest to the early settlement activity. The place was first mentioned in 1032 when Vermudo III. King of Leon , the places Piniolo and Aldonza with Fernando II , king of Asturias, exchanged. In 1340 the city received under King Alfonso XI. a redistribution of the area and the town charter. In the years 1514–1522 the city received its own jurisdiction . In 1584 the municipality fell to neighboring Cantabria during a reorganization of the municipalities . After this was not in agreement with the population, the then King Carlos II granted the farmers a tax exemption on cattle in order to keep the peace. Only in 1833 in a further reorganization did the city return to Asturias.

economy

The largest economic sector is agriculture (with 46.52% in 2005). In particular, cattle, sheep and goats are bred for milk production in order to supply local cheese dairies that e.g. Some of them produce nationally known cheese. The second largest economic sector is the construction industry, which accounts for around 16% of the economic volume. Tourism is becoming increasingly important in the service sector.

Employment figures in the municipality of Peñamellera Baja in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	487	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	118	24.23
Industry	34	6.98
Construction industry	73	14.99
Service companies	262	53.80
* Page no longer available , search in web archives: data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 , SADEI

Population development

In 1930 the community still had 4,910 inhabitants. Due to emigration to the big cities and abroad, the municipality increasingly lost its inhabitants. On January 1, 2019, 1226 people were still living here.

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

Historical development in the Parish Council of Peñamellera Baja
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
CD / AP / PP	1		3	5	4th	5	6th	6th	6th	5
FAC									1	1
PSOE	5		4th	4th	5	4th	3	3	2	3
UCD / CDS	5		2
Total	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Attractions

• Cueva de La Loja (cave)
• 13th century Church of San Juan de Ciliergo in Potes
• Church of San Juan de Alieva in Panes
• In the Parroquias there are many architectural monuments

Festivals and Celebrations

• see the city's website, everything is updated here

Parroquias

The parish is divided into 7 parroquias :

• Abandames
• Alevia
• Buelles
• Cuñaba
• Merodio
• Panes
• Siejo
• Tobes

swell

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. ^ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
3. ^ Election results 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento from June 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

• Population figures see INE
• Postcodes see [1]
• For coordinates and heights, see Google Earth

Web links

Commons : Peñamellera Baja  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• City website