Langreo
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Langreo, officially Llangréu / Langreo is a municipality of northern Spain
, province of The Principality of Asturias
.
In the neighbourhood fruit
and cider
are produced, and there are important coal
mines, foundries, and factories for the manufacture of coarse cloth. In the past, it was one of the most important mining and metallurgical points of Spain, and also it was well know because of workers struggles and culture. The largest town is Langreo (43,000 inhabitants), formed by the most important districts, La Felguera
and Sama
. Today Langreo preserves good examples of industrial heritage
.
Parishes
There are eight parishes (administrative divisions):
Spain
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, province of The Principality of Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
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In the neighbourhood fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
and cider
Cider
Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
are produced, and there are important coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
mines, foundries, and factories for the manufacture of coarse cloth. In the past, it was one of the most important mining and metallurgical points of Spain, and also it was well know because of workers struggles and culture. The largest town is Langreo (43,000 inhabitants), formed by the most important districts, La Felguera
La Felguera
La Felguera is the largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is the fifth largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés and Mieres. It is an 18 minute drive by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias...
and Sama
Sama, Asturias
Sama is the second largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 12,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Mieres and La Felguera....
. Today Langreo preserves good examples of industrial heritage
Industrial heritage
Industrial heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism.The...
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ParishesCivil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
There are eight parishes (administrative divisions):
- Barros
- CiañoCiañoCiaño is one of eight parishes in Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
- La FelgueraLa FelgueraLa Felguera is the largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is the fifth largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés and Mieres. It is an 18 minute drive by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias...
- La Venta
- LadaLada (Langreo)Lada is one of eight parishes in Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
- RiañoRiaño (Langreo)Riaño is one of eight parishes in Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
- SamaSama, AsturiasSama is the second largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 12,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Mieres and La Felguera....
- TuillaTuillaTuilla is a parish and former mining village in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, North Spain. It is located to the southeast of the center of the city of Oviedo, near La Felguera-Langreo, and had a population of 1,491 in 2009...
Main sights
- Church of San Esteban, at CiañoCiañoCiaño is one of eight parishes in Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
, originally built in the 12th century - Sanctuary of Carbayu, also in Ciaño
- Church of San Pedro, La Felguera
- Church of Santiago, at Sama
- Torre de la Quintana, a 14th-16th century tower at Ciaño
- Museum of the Iron Works of Asturias
People
- David VillaDavid VillaDavid Villa Sánchez , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. He can also operate as a winger....
, footballer - Manuel Mejuto GonzálezManuel Mejuto GonzálezManuel Enrique Mejuto González is a former Spanish football referee. He is known for refereeing two matches in the Euro 2004 in Portugal...
, football referee - Pedro DuroPedro DuroPedro Duro Benito was an important Spanish businessman of the 19th century, founder of current industrial Group Duro Felguera and impeller of the siderurgy in Spain....
, businessman - Aurelius of AsturiasAurelius of AsturiasAurelius was the King of Asturias from 768 to his death.Born in León, he was the son of Fruela and nephew of Alfonso I of Asturias. He was thus a cousin of his predecessor Fruela the Cruel...
, King of Asturias - Gaspar García LavianaGaspar García LavianaFather Gaspar García Laviana was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who took up arms to fight as soldier in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1977.-Early life:...
, soldier - Mario CoteloMario CoteloMario Gutiérrez Cotelo is a retired Spanish professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.-Football career:...
, footballer - Alberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto GarcíaAlberto Coto García is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010....
, mental calculatorMental calculatorMental calculators are people with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation, such as multiplying large numbers or factoring large numbers... - Dámaso AlonsoDámaso AlonsoDámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. -Early life and education:...
, poet - Narciso Ibáñez MentaNarciso Ibáñez MentaNarciso Ibáñez Menta was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor.Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Menta made his first stage appearance in 1919 at the Teatro La Comedia of Buenos Aires. He worked in both theatre and film in Argentina until 1964, when he returned to Spain and developed a...
, actor
See also
- Santa Bárbara benditaSanta Bárbara benditaSanta Bárbara is a traditional song of the Asturian coal miners.-The song:...
- Traditional song of the asturian coal minersCoal miningThe goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
, talks of the María Luisa mine located in CiañoCiañoCiaño is one of eight parishes in Langreo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain....
. - Pinacoteca Eduardo ÚrculoPinacoteca Eduardo ÚrculoThe Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo is an arts center and municipal art gallery located on Calle La Union in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Spain specializing in the period of the Spanish Civil War . It opened in 27 April 2007 and was formed by the Langreo City Council with donations from the Cultural...
- Art gallery in La FelgueraLa FelgueraLa Felguera is the largest parish in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, in the north of Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is the fifth largest town in Asturias, after Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés and Mieres. It is an 18 minute drive by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias...
, Langreo