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Tinéu
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Tineo 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, Miranda and Somiedo.
Key Information
Mining, agriculture and stock-rearing have been the principal industries since the early 20th century.[2]
History
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Coat of arms
[edit]Top left, Castle Tinéu
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
[edit]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.
Demography
[edit]| Year | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14927 | 13578 | 12598 | 12312 | 11539 |
Politics
[edit]| PSOE | PP | FAC | CDS | URAS | UCT | 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 | ||||||||
Source:[3]
Tourism
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The Sacred Art Museum of Tinéu 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 999.
- ^ "Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Tineo".
External links
[edit]- 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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