Lena, Asturias

Lena Ḷḷena
Municipality
Santa Cristina de Lena.
Flag Coat of arms
Lena Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°9′30″N 5°49′45″W / 43.15833°N 5.82917°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Caudal
Area
• Total	315.51 km^2 (121.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,417 m (7,930 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	12,766
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lenenses
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	33620-33639
Official language(s)	Asturian

Lena (Asturian: Ḷḷena [ˈtsena]) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital, Pola de Lena, has a population of 9,200.

Hórreo in Pola de Lena.

Parishes

Cabezón Campomanes (Campumanes) Carabanzo Casorvida (Casorvía) Castiello (Castieḷḷo) Columbiello (Columbieḷḷo) Congostinas Felgueras Herías (Erías) Jomezana (Xomezana) Las Puentes Llanos (Chanos de Somerón)

Muñón Cimero (Muñón Cimiru) Muñón Fondero (Muñón Fondiru) Pajares (Payares) Paraná Piñera Pola de Lena (La Pola) San Miguel del Río (Samiguel del Río) Sotiello (Sotieḷḷo) Telledo (Teyeo) Tuiza Villallana (Viḷḷayana) Zureda (Zurea)

Main sights

• Pre-Romanesque church of Santa Cristina de Lena. In 1985 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Mosaic of Vega de Ciego, discovered in 1921. It was probably from a Roman villa, and is now in the Archaeological Museum of Asturias
• El Hospitalón (16th century)
• Baroque Palacio de Faes, at Carabanzo