Langreo (; ast, Llangréu) is a municipality and town in northern

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, in

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...

. It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43,000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately south-east of

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

. It was an important mining and metallurgical center. In the neighbourhood

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and

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are produced, and there are still important

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mines, foundries, and factories for the manufacture of coarse cloth.

History

According to a legend Langreo was the place where the

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governor

Munuza Uthman ibn Naissa () better known as Munuza, was a Berber governor depicted in different contradictory chronicles during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. Munuza in Asturias One account says that he was the governor of Gijón (or possibly León) ...

was killed while trying to flee from Asturias at the beginning of the Reconquest. Langreo was settled by the

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, 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 the

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was the FC of Langreo. The Factory of La Felguera was 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 hosts

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, where 100% of the

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of the

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enterprise are produced. Langreo also holds the technologies centre ''

Valnalón VALNALON (Ciudad Industrial del Valle del Nalón, S.A.U.) was created by the Department for Industry and Labour of the Government of the Principality of Asturias, Spain in 1987. The goal is to design and implement a plan to regenerate, promote and ...

''. Langreo has historic monuments like the church of San Esteban, the Quintana Tower or the

Sanctuary of Carbayu Santuario del Carbayu is a church in Asturias, Spain. The present Baroque-style church was built in the 18th century to replace an earlier romanesque temple. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural (Cultural Interesting Point)'' in 1992. Ac ...

. Also preserves good examples of its

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and it hosts the Siderurgy Museum Of Asturias within the old Felguera Factory, the Samuño Valley and Railway Mining Museum, and the art gallery

Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo The Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo is an arts center and municipal art gallery located on Calle La Union in La Felguera, Langreo, Asturias, Spain specializing in the period of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). It opened on 27 April 2007 and was ...

. Langreo celebrates fiestas of San Pedro and

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, and special gastronomic days:

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(February)

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(April) and

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(December). The largest town is Langreo formed by the most important districts:

La Felguera La Felguera is a parish of Langreo, and the most important district in the municipality of Langreo (Principality of Asturias) in northern Spain, with 21.000 inhabitants. It is located 18 minutes by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. La Felg ...

(20,000 inhabitants), Sama (10,000), and Riaño, Ciaño, Lada and Barros, also known as ''parishes''.

Parishes

There are eight parishes (administrative divisions) by population: *

* Sama * Riaño * Ciaño * Lada *

Tuilla Tuilla ( ast, Tiuya) is a small parish and former mining village in the municipality of Langreo, Asturias, North Spain. It is located to the southeast of the center of the city of Oviedo, near La Felguera-Langreo, and had a population of 1,491 ...

* Barros *

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Politics

People

David Villa David Villa Sánchez (; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Villa is regarded by pundits as one of the best forwards of his generation, and one of the best Spanish strikers of all time. ...

, footballer *

Manuel Mejuto González Manuel Enrique Mejuto González (born 16 April 1965) is a Spanish former football referee. He is best known for refereeing the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Milan. He also officiated two matches in the Euro 2004 in Po ...

, football referee * Pedro Duro, businessman *

Aurelius of Asturias Aurelius ( es, Aurelio) (c. 740 – 774) was the King of Asturias from 768 to his death. Born in León, he was the son of Fruela of Cantabria (son of Peter of Cantabria); nephew of Alfonso I of Asturias; and a cousin of his predecessor, F ...

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Gaspar García Laviana Gaspar García Laviana (November 8, 1941 — December 11, 1978) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who took up arms to fight as a soldier in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1977. Early life García Laviana was ...

, soldier * Mario Cotelo, footballer *

Alberto Coto García Alberto Coto García (born May 20, 1970, in Lada, Langreo, Asturias) is a mental calculator and was the world champion in mental calculation from 2008 to 2010. Professionally he is a financial adviser and accountant. He has demonstrated his s ...

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Dámaso Alonso Dámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas (22 October 1898 – 25 January 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. Early life and ed ...

, poet *

Narciso Ibáñez Menta Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; August 25, 1912 – May 15, 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor. Biography Born in Langreo, Asturias, Spain, Ibáñez Menta made his first stage appearance at the age of seven at the Teatro La Come ...

, actor *Jesús Fernández Duro, sportman *María Neira,

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doctor *

Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Sánchez (1940 in La Felguera – 23 September 2015) was a Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer. He won the 2000 Goya award for Best New Actor for his performance as Vecino in '' Solas''. He died on 23 Se ...

, actor

Gallery

File:C 31 LANGREO.jpg, Orthophotomap of Langreo File:Siderurgiamuseo.jpg,

Museum of the Siderurgy The Museum of the Siderurgy of Asturias (in Spanish ''Museo de la Siderurgia de Asturias''), is a museum located in La Felguera, in the Principality of Asturias, northern Spain. It is also known as ''the MUSI''. History The museum is located i ...

of Asturias File:Langrehotel.jpg, Langreohotel Hotel File:Carbones La Nueva.jpg, Samuño Mining and Railway Museum File:Ilesia'l carbayu llangreu.jpg, Catholic Sanctuary of El Carbayu File:Sama (Langreo) - Ayuntamiento 1.jpg, Town hall File:Parque Felguera Langreo.jpg, García Lago public park

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Langreo
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