Tineo

Tineo (Asturian Tinéu) 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, Belmonte de Miranda and Somiedo.

Tineo
View of Tineo
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Tineo
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°25′W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaNarcea
CapitalTineo
Government
  AlcaldeMarcelino Marcos Líndez (PSOE)
Area
  Total540.83 km2 (208.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total9,543
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s)tinetense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33870
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History

Santa María de Obona monastery

Coat of Arms

Top left, Castle Tineo
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:

  • Albergue de Peregrinos «Mater Christi» - Marco Rodríguez, s/n - 33870-Tineo (20 Beds)
  • Albergue de Peregrinos «Tineo» - C/ Cabezas de San Juan - 33870 Tineo.


Communityphone: 985-86.02.32

Demography

Historical population of Tineo
Year19911996200120042007
Population1492713578125981231211539

Politics

PSOEPPFACCDSURASUCTOthersTotal
1979 1157721
1983 14214021
1987 6335017
1991 6209017
1995 449017
1999 4525117
2003 6703117
2007 1151017
2011 124117
Sources: Ministerio del Interior and Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Parroquias (Parishes)

  • Nieres
  • Obona
  • Ponte
  • Porciles
  • Pozón
  • Relamiego
  • Rellanos
  • San Félix
  • San Facundo
  • San Fructuoso
  • San Martín de Semproniana

Tourism

This oak has been declared a natural monument

The Sacred Art Museum of Tineo 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.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tineo". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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