Tinéu Explained

Tinéu
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Asturias#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the town of Tinéu in Asturias##Location of the town of Tinéu in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Asturias
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Narcea
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tinéu
Coordinates:43.3333°N -31°W
Elevation Max M:1532
Area Total Km2:540.83
Population Demonym:tinetense
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:33870
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:José Ramón Feito Lorences
Leader Party:PSOE

Tinéu (Spanish: 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.

Mining, agriculture and stock-rearing have been the principal industries since the early 20th century.[1]

History

Coat of arms

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

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:

Politics

PSOEPPFACCDSURASUCTOthersTotal
19791157721
198314214021
19876335017
19916209017
1995449017
19994525117
20036703117
20071151017
2011124117
Sources: Ministerio del Interior and Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Parroquias (Parishes)[2]

  • Nieres
  • Oubona
  • Santuyanu
  • Porciles
  • El Pozón
  • San Esteban de Reḷḷamiegu
  • Reḷḷanos
  • San Fliz
  • San Fagondu
  • San Frichosu
  • Samartín de Semproniana

Tourism

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Tineo. 26. 999.
  2. Web site: Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Tineo .