Laciana

Location of the comarca in León Province.
View of Caboalles de Abajo, Laciana comarca.

Laciana, Tsaciana in Leonese language, is a comarca in the province of León, Spain. It had 11,904 inhabitants in 2005. The rivers of this comarca flow towards the Atlantic Ocean. 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 and mining-related contamination. This comarca was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 2003.

Language

The predominant language is Castilian which coexists with the native Leon variant[1][2] known as the Patsuezu language.[3] 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

Laciana

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 is the main municipality. It has the following villages within its term:

External links

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Coordinates: 42°55′N 6°19′W / 42.917°N 6.317°W / 42.917; -6.317

References

  1. ↑ "Denominación oficial según artículo 5º del Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla y León".
  2. ↑ Carrera de la Red, María Fátima (2007). Expresiones idiomáticas populares en una zona leonesa, manifestación de un autentico "genero de habla". Estudios humanísticos. pp. 9–40. ISSN 0213-1382.
  3. ↑ Gúzman Álvarez, Pérez (1985). El Habla de Babia y Laciana. ISBN 84-86013-22-4.


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