Quirós (Asturias)

Quirós municipality
	Quirós Town Hall
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oviedo
Coordinates	43 ° 8 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ W
Height :	466 msnm
Area :	208.79 km²
Residents :	1,158 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	5.55 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33115-33118
Municipality number ( INE ):	33053
Nearest airport :	Asturias airport
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Carretera General Bárzana, 1, 33117 Quiros, Tel .: +34 985 76 81 60
Website :	quiros.es
Location of the municipality

Quirós is a Spanish municipality ( concejo in Asturias, corresponds to the municipio in the rest of Spain) in the autonomous region of Asturias . It borders on Santo Adriano and Morcín to the north, Lena and the province of León to the south, Proaza and Teverga to the west, and Riosa to the east . The main town and seat of the municipal administration is Bárzana .

history

Antiquity

Numerous finds from the Neolithic Age attest to the early settlement of the community. Dolmens and ramparts near La Cobertoria and the copper mine near Aramo also bear witness to the economic importance of the Neolithic.

Romanization

During the occupation of Iberia by the Roman Empire , the region around Quiros was also important, as many place names still show. Only the invasion of the Visigoths and the conquest of Spain by the Moors let this region disappear from the visual field of time.

Kingdom of Asturias

During the time of the Kingdom of Asturias , Quiros was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Oviedo by decree of Ordoño I. In the 16th century Quiros was by Philip II in agreement with Pope Gregory XIII. the parish law conferred and thus released from the secular administration of the archdiocese .

coat of arms

Above: the angel's cross
lower left: refers to the Alba castle in Quirós
bottom right: the coat of arms of the Quirós family, an influential family in the Middle Ages

economy

*Employment figures in the Quiros municipality in the economic sectors*
	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	250	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	118	47.20
Industry	10	4.00
Construction industry	16	6.40
Service companies	106	42.40
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 116 kB), SADEI

politics

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the Quirós municipal council
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	3	3	6th	6th	6th	6th	5	5	5	7th
IDEAS									2
PCE / IU - BA	4th	6th	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	2
CD / AP / PP		2		1	1	2	1	2
UCD / CDS	4th
Total	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Population development of the municipality

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Parroquias

Quiros is divided into 13 parroquias .

Attractions

A large number of architectural monuments from partly Romanesque times as well as necropolises and ramparts can be found throughout the municipality. Particularly noteworthy is the Ethnographic Museum , which shows an overview of the history and folk art of the community.

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).

^ Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior

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Population figures see INE

For height information, see Google Earth

Postcodes [1]

Web links

Commons : Quirós - 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).

[2] Election results 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior