Laciana, ''Tsaciana'' in

Leonese language Leonese ( ast-leo, Llionés, ast, Lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Sala ...

, is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

in the

province of León León (, , ; ; ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the cap ...

, Spain. It had 11,904 inhabitants in 2005. The rivers of this comarca flow towards the

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. Local people speak a certain variant of the Leonese language known as '' Patsuezo''. Many areas in Laciana were degraded in the past by

open-pit mining Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth from an open-air pit, sometimes known as a borrow. This form of mining ...

and mining-related contamination. This comarca was declared a

Biosphere Reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

in 2003.

Language

The predominant language is Castilian which coexists with the native Leon variant known as the Patsuezu language. Despite being endangered, there are various efforts being made to revitalize the traditional dialect of the area. A book entitled ''Street Cries of the Villablino Festivals'' by Emilce Núñez was written about these efforts.

Economy

The region is an eminently mining region that has been hit by the economic crisis. Now it is committed to finding economic alternatives for the future. It is the headquarters of the steel mining companies Ponferrada, 8 HCCSA and 9 HBG (Hijos de Baldomero Garcia Viloria Group.

Biological reserve

On July 10, 2003, Laciana Valley was officially declared a Biosphere Reserve. Furthermore, the Laciana Biosphere Reserve Laciana is included within the project Plan of Natural Resources Management of the Natural Area Sierra de Ancares to extend the area of involvement due to the size of the populations of grouse and bear. The biosphere reserve of Laciana includes 21,700 hectares of the region, divided into several zones according to their ecological interest:

Municipalities

Villablino Villablino (; Leonese: ''Vitsablinu'') is a municipality located in the Laciana comarca of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 Census, the municipality had a population of 10,35 ...

is the main municipality. It has the following villages within its term: * Villaseca de Laciana ^es * Caboalles de Abajo * Caboalles de Arriba * Villager de Laciana * Orallo * Rioscuro de Laciana * Robles de Laciana * Sosas de Laciana *Lumajo *Villar de Laciana *Rabanal de Abajo *Rabanal de Arriba *Llamas de Laciana

External links

Pagina Oficial del Ayuntamiento de Villablino (Comarca de Laciana)La provincia de León y sus comarcas - Laciana

Babia

Servicio de bicicletas para Babia y Laciana

Página oficial de Caboalles de Abajo

Página Oficial de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Laciana

Página web de interés medioambiental,fauna de esta comarca

Los Verdes de Laciana

Laciana, "territorio comanche", en El Escarabajo Verde de TVE

References

Comarcas of the Province of León {{spain-geo-stub