Somiedo

Somiedo municipality
Town hall of the municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Oviedo
Coordinates	43 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 6 ′  N , 6 ° 15 ′  W
Height :	695  msnm
Area :	291.38 km²
Residents :	1,153 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	3.96 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33940-33942
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33068
Nearest airport :	Asturias airport 72.30 km
administration
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de Calvo Sotelo s / n 33840 POLA DE SOMIEDO
Website :	somiedo.es
Location of the municipality

Somiedo ( Asturian Somiedu ) is a municipality ( concejo ) in the Autonomous Region of Asturias in Spain . The main town and seat of the municipal administration is Pola de Somiedo .

geography

geology

The region was formed in the Triassic and Jurassic . The subsoil consists mainly of sandstone , quartzite and limestone .

Waters

• The Río Pigüeña has its source near the village of El Covacho
• The Río Somiedo has its source near the Puerto de Somiedo mountain pass

Surroundings

The municipality of Somiedo is surrounded by

Northwest: Tineo	North: Belmonte de Miranda	Northeast: Grado
West: Cangas del Narcea		East: Teverga
Southwest Province of León	South: Province of León	Southeast: Province of León

history

Experts already suspect a settlement in the Neolithic Age , but the settlement can only be proven in the Bronze Age . Remains of ramparts have been found near the towns of Trascastro and Pola , which indicate continued settlement. Several denarii from the 1st century BC were found near the towns of Gua and Coto de la Buena , which shows the lively trading activity of the residents.

During the Roman occupation, the road network was significantly expanded and protected by forts in exposed places. Many of these routes were still of vital military importance during the Reconquista .

In the middle of the 12th century, King Ferdinand II and his wife Urraca donated a monastery to the young Cistercian order near the village of Gua , to which another monastery and several churches were added in quick succession. At the end of the 13th century, the nearby Belmonte exerted enormous economic pressure on the monastery, so that King Alfonso X granted the place town and market rights . In 1277 several localities were subordinated to the city, so that the city grew into a municipality.

In 1810, during the Spanish War of Independence, the municipality was the deployment and retreat area for the Asturian troops against the advancing French army. Due to the strategic location of the municipality, it was a strongly defended area again and again during the Carlist Wars and the Spanish Civil War .

Population development

Source: INE - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Parroquias

Parroquias in the municipality of Somiedo

Surname	Asturian	Residents	Coordinates		Surname	Asturian	Residents	Coordinates
Aguino	Aguinu	25th	43 ° 6 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 20 ″  W.		Las Morteras		58	43 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 6 ″  W.
Clavillas	Clavichas	86	43 ° 10 ′ 16 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 29 ″  W.		Pigüeña		112	43 ° 8 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 19 ′ 51 ″  W.
Corés		28	43 ° 6 ′ 32 ″  N , 6 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  W.		Pigüeces		78	43 ° 8 ′ 57 "  N , 6 ° 18 ′ 51"  W.
El Coto		61	43 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 10 ″  W.		Pola de Somiedo	La Pola	233	43 ° 5 ′ 33 "  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 26"  W.
El Puerto	El Puertu	74	43 ° 1 ′ 37 "  N , 6 ° 13 ′ 41"  W.		Valle de Lago	El Valle	108	43 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  N , 6 ° 11 ′ 57 ″  W.
Éndriga		115	43 ° 5 ′ 35 "  N , 6 ° 9 ′ 30"  W.		Veigas		75	43 ° 6 ′ 12 ″  N , 6 ° 12 ′ 51 ″  W.
Gúa		155	43 ° 4 ′ 46 "  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 36"  W.		Villar de Vildas		100	43 ° 5 ′ 27 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 12 ″  W.
La Riera	La Ḷḷera'l Coutu	101	43 ° 9 ′ 20 "  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 35"  W.

politics

Historical development of the Somiedo municipal council

Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	6th	7th	7th	7th	5	7th	8th	7th	7th	7th
FAC									2	2
CD / AP / PP	4th	4th	4th	2	4th	1	1	2
UCD / CDS	1
US						1
Total	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

economy

Employment figures in the municipality of Somiedo

Industry	Employees	Percentage
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	193	50.13
Industry	006th	01.56
Construction industry	008th	02.08
Service companies	178	46.23
TOTAL	385	100.0

Source: Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias , status 2009, SADEI

Attractions

• Church of San Pedro de la Riera, from the 18th century with a nave in the shape of a Latin cross , with a barrel vault topped by a bell tower .
• Parish church of San Pedro in Pola from the 18th century
• Church of San Salvador in Éndriga from the 17th century
• Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve Parque Natural de Somiedo

Sons and daughters of the church

• Álvaro Flórez Estrada

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  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Office for Economic Development in Asturias )

• Population figures see INE
• For coordinates and heights, see Google Earth
• Postcodes on GeoPostcodes.com

Web links

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

• Webcams in Somiedo
• Asturian municipalities website (Spanish text)
• Pages of the municipality in the tourism portal Vivirasturias (Spanish and English text)