Piloña

Piloña municipality
	Piloña Town Hall
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oriente (Comarca)
Coordinates	43 ° 21 ′ N , 5 ° 22 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′ N , 5 ° 22 ′ W
Height :	1.42 msnm
Area :	283.89 km²
Residents :	6,973 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	24.56 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33530 (Infiesto)
Municipality number ( INE ):	33049
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 79.6 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Calle de Covadonga, 9, 33530 Piloña, Tel.: + 34 985 71 00 13
Website :	ayto-pilona.es
Location of the municipality

Piloña is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias , in northern Spain , bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga , to the south by Ponga , Caso and Sobrescobio , to the west by Nava and Cabranes and to the east by Parres .
The administrative capital and the district court of the municipality is Infiesto . The mountain Les Vízcares is 1,420 m, the highest point in the municipality.

history

The region has been settled since prehistoric times. Prehistoric rock carvings have been found in the El Sidron cave near Borines . At that time, the Piloña area was inhabited by the Loggones , one of the most important tribes of Asturias. During the Roman occupation of Asturias , Piloña was also conquered. There are many references to churches and places in Piloña in the medieval records. In the Liber Tesatamentorum in the Cathedral of Oviedo it is confirmed on September 23, 926 that Ramiro II , son of Alfonso III. and Queen Jimena, made several donations to the Church of Oviedo . These included several churches and places in Piloña. In 1378 a council meeting took place in the chapter house of Oviedo Cathedral, where the delimitation of Piloña was established and the town charter was declared. In 1810, during the War of Independence , Spanish units were concentrated in Infiesto under the command of General Nicolás Llano Ponte to stop the advance of Napoleonic troops under General Bonet. The municipality's first public schools were founded in Infiesto in 1785. On October 18, 1891, the Oviedo – Infiesto line was officially opened. During the military coup in 1936, Piloña remained in the republican Asturian territory until mid-October 1937, only when the last bulwark on the Rio Sella fell did the Asturian defense give way. When they withdrew, the Infiesto bridge was blown up.

Meaning of the coat of arms

On September 4, 1880, the mayor informed the provincial delegation that from that date on the municipality would receive an official coat of arms. Over a blue ground an armed rider (pelayo), followed by a squire, wading through the river. It bears the motto: "Adelante mi escudero que mi caballo pie halla" (Forward, my squire, that my horse may gain a foothold).

economy

In the second half of the 20th century, modern economic development began with the settlement of several world-famous companies. These include, among others

Mineral water (borines and ques)
Dairy products ( Nestlé )
Apple cider ( cidra )
Sweets ( Chupa Chups was founded by an entrepreneur from Villamayor )
several furniture factories
Nearby ski area

**Employment figures in the Piloña municipality in the economic sectors**
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	2,784	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	512	18.39
Industry	560	20.11
Construction industry	360	12.93
Service companies	1,352	48.56
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB), SADEI

Population development

Source: INE

politics

Historical development in the municipality of Piloña
Political party	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	10	10	7th	6th	6th	6th	6th	9
PP	6th	5	5	7th	7th	6th	5	3
IU - Los Verdes		1					1
CDS	1	1
CAS			1
FAC							1
IAS						1
VIP								1
Total	17th	17th	13	13	13	13	13	13

Attractions

Protected landscape area "Sierra del Sueve".
Nature reserve and Cueva del Sidrón (archaeological finds)
Redes Natural Park
An example of Romanesque architecture is the church of Santa Maria in Villamayor. Its apse and a side portal are the only remains of the monastery of the same name.

Festivals and Celebrations

See the website of the tourist board; The current dates are also available in German here.

Parroquias

The parish is divided into 24 parroquias :

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).

↑ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from June 24, 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
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Population figures see INE

Postcodes see [1]

For coordinates and heights, see Google Earth

Web links

Commons : Piloña - 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).