Tineo

For the Italian botanist, see Vincenzo Tineo. For the evergreen tree, see Tineo (plant).
Tineo
Municipality

View of Tineo

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Coat of arms
Tineo

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°25′W / 43.333°N 6.417°W / 43.333; -6.417
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Narcea
Capital Tineo
Government
  Alcalde Marcelino Marcos Líndez (PSOE)
Area
  Total 540.83 km2 (208.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation 1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population
  Total 11,801
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym(s) tinetense
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33870
Website Official website

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.

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

History

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 named "The Northern Way" (Camino de la Costa) passes Luarca. There are also two Pilgrim Heritages:


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.

External links

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

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