Langreo
Langreo
Llangréu | |
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Llangréu / Langreo | |
Coordinates:43°18′N5°41′W/ 43.300°N 5.683°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Asturias |
Province | Asturias |
Comarca | Nalón |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carmen Arbesçu (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 82.46 km2(31.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,021 m (3,350 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 39,984 |
• Density | 480/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Langreanos |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Dialing code | 33930(District of La Felguera)
33900(District of Sama) 33920(District of Riaño) 33909(District of Ciaño) 33934(District of Lada) |
Official language(s) | Asturian and Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Langreo(Spanish pronunciation:[laŋˈɡɾeo]) orLlangréu(Asturian pronunciation:[ʎaŋˈɡɾew]) (Asturian)[2]is a municipality and town in northernSpain,inAsturias.It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43,000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east ofOviedo.It was an important mining and metallurgical center.
In the neighbourhoodfruitandciderare produced, and there are still importantcoalmines, foundries, and factories for the manufacture of coarse cloth.
History
[edit]According to a legend Langreo was the place where theMoorishgovernorMunuzawas killed while trying to flee from Asturias at the beginning of theReconquest.Langreo was settled by theRomans,who built a large Roman bridge that is not conserved today.
In the past, it was one of the most important mining and metallurgical points of Spain since the 18th century, and it was also well known because of workers struggles and its cultural life. The 3rd railway to be built in theIberian Peninsulawas theFC of Langreo.TheFactory of La Felguerawas one of the most important iron works centers in Spain, and the Langreo mines was well known in whole the country.
Because of the Spanish "Industrial Restructuring", Langreo lost its industrial importance, but today the town hostsBayer,where 100% of theacetylsalicylic acidof theGermanenterprise are produced. Langreo also holds the technologies centreValnalón.
Langreo has historic monuments like the church of San Esteban, the Quintana Tower or theSanctuary of Carbayu.Also preserves good examples of itsindustrial heritageand it hosts theSiderurgy Museum Of Asturiaswithin the old Felguera Factory, the Samuño Valley and Railway Mining Museum, and the art galleryPinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo.
Langreo celebrates fiestas ofSan PedroandSantiago,and special gastronomic days:Carnival(February)Cider(April) andFabada(December).
The largest town is Langreo formed by the most important districts:La Felguera(20,000 inhabitants),Sama(10,000), and Riaño, Ciaño, Lada and Barros, also known asparishes.
Parishes
[edit]There are eight parishes (administrative divisions) by population:
Politics
[edit]Local elections
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Party/List | 1979 | 1983 | 1987[3] | 1991[3] | 1995[3] | 1999[3] | 2003[3] | 2007[3] | 2011[4] | 2015[3] | 2019[3] |
FSA-PSOE | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
PCE/IU-BA | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Somos | 5 | ||||||||||
CD/AP/PP | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
C’s | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
FAC | 4 | ||||||||||
FDLI | 2 | ||||||||||
UCD/CDS | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Unidas(Somos+IU) | 8 | ||||||||||
Total | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
People
[edit]- David Villa,footballer
- Manuel Mejuto González,football referee
- Pedro Duro,businessman
- Aurelius of Asturias,King of Asturias
- Gaspar García Laviana,soldier
- Mario Cotelo,footballer
- Alberto Coto García,mental calculator
- Dámaso Alonso,poet
- Narciso Ibáñez Menta,actor
- Jesús Fernández Duro, sportman
- María Neira,WHOdoctor
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa,actor
Gallery
[edit]-
Orthophotomap of Langreo
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Museum of the Siderurgyof Asturias
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Langreohotel Hotel
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Samuño Mining and Railway Museum
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Catholic Sanctuary of El Carbayu
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Town hall
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García Lago public park
References
[edit]- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^"Decree 73/2005, of 7 July, establishing the official names of the Council of Langreo".Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2012.Retrieved1 December2014.
- ^abcdefghDirección General de Política interior
- ^Elecciones Locales 2011
External links
[edit]public domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Langreo".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 177.
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