Tineo
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Tineo | |
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 View of Tineo | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 The Municipality of Tineo within Asturias | |
  Tineo Location of the town of Tineo in Asturias | |
| Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°25′W / 43.333°N 6.417°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Comarca | Narcea |
| Capital | Tineo |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Since 2012) | José Ramón Feito Lorences (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 540.83 km2 (208.82 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,532 m (5,026 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,543 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | tinetense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33870 |
| Website | www |
Tineo (Asturian Tinéu) is a concejo (municipality) in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is situated on a small tributary of the Narcea River. It is the second-largest municipality in Asturias. It is bordered to the north by Valdés, to the south by Cangas del Narcea, to the west by Villayón and Allande, and to the east by Salas, Belmonte de Miranda and Somiedo.
Mining, agriculture and stock-rearing have been the principal industries since the early 20th century.[2]
History[]
Coat of Arms[]
Top left, Castle Tineo
Top right, Coat of Arms from García de la Plaza, the local Heroe
Bottom left, Coat of Arms by the Cistercians Monastery in Castilla
Bottom right unten, Coat of Arms by the Franciscans in the Monastery of Tieno
middle, das Coat of Arms from the Count of Tineo
Way of St. James[]
The Way of St. James or Camino de Santiago named "The Northern Way" (Camino de la Costa) Camino Primitivo passes Luarca. There are also two Pilgrim Heritages:
- Albergue de Peregrinos «Mater Christi» - Marco Rodríguez, s/n - 33870 - Tineo (20 Beds)
- Albergue de Peregrinos «Tineo» - C/ Cabezas de San Juan - 33870 Tineo.
Communityphone: 985-86.02.32
Demography[]
| Year | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2007 |
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| Population | 14927 | 13578 | 12598 | 12312 | 11539 |
Politics[]
| PSOE | PP | FAC | CDS | URAS | Others | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 1987 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 1991 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 1999 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Sources: Ministerio del Interior and Federación Asturiana de Concejos | ||||||||
Parroquias (Parishes)[]
Tourism[]
The Sacred Art Museum of Tineo is located at the Plaza Alonso Martinez inside the Convento de San Francisco del Monte ("Convent of San Francisco del Monte"), a 14th-century Roman Catholic church accessible via the AS-217 road.
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 999.
External links[]
- Ayuntamiento de Tineo (in Spanish)
- Palacio de Meras Hotel & Spa **** - Meras Palace Hotel & Spa **** Tineo Monumental (in Spanish)
- Tineo Nature images (in Spanish)
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