Mieres is a municipality of

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

, northern

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, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, Santullano, Santa Rosa, Seana, Ujo, Urbiés, Valdecuna, Santa Cruz, Ablaña, Turón, Gallegos, Bustiello.

History

Mieres is the heart of the coal mining industry in Spain. The topography of Mieres is mountainous with the greatest population centers being located in the valley along the banks of the Caudal River (''Río Caudal'') valley in the center of Asturias. Before the Spanish Industrial Restructuring Mieres was one of the industrial backbones of Asturias, and hosted 70000 inhabitants in the 1960s. Today Mieres shelters a campus of the University of Oviedo and different museums in relation with the industrial heritage. The municipality of Mieres is served by bus routes and the regional rail lines Renfe Feve and Renfe Cercanias, connected with

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, Gijón, León and Langreo.

Festivals

Mieres’ most popular and important festival St. John's Bonfire (''La Foguera de San Juan'') occurs every June 24's eve, and is highlighted by a huge

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, cultural events, dancing, outdoor concerts,

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, al fresco dining and drinking. Another important festival is the ''Folixa na Primavera'' in April (Spring Fiesta), which includes dance and music performances from the nine European Celtic regions, food, drink and especially

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, (''sidra'').

Politics

Parishes

There are fifteen Parroquia (Spain), parishes: * Baíña * Figaredo * Gallegos * Loredo * Mieres del Camino * La Peña * La Rebollada * Santa Cruz * Santa Rosa * Santullano * Turón * Urbiés * Ujo * Seana * Valdecuna

Notable residents

* Juan Carlos Ablanedo, footballer * Avelino Álvarez, footballer * José Andrés, chef * Vital Aza, author and playwright * María Luisa García, chef, author of the bestselling cookbook of Asturian cuisine in history * Innocencio of Mary Immaculate, saint * Jenny, singer and representative of

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in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 * Víctor Manuel, singer and songwriter * Nacho Martínez, actor * Xaviel Vilareyo, author

Twin towns

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, Czech Republic * San Miguel del Padrón, Cuba * Amgala, Western Sahara * Herstal, Belgium

References

External links

Official website

Mieres del CaminoPipe Band of Mieres "Banda Gaites Villa Mieres"
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