Feleches (variant: ''Thomas Feleches'') is a
parish (administrative division)
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In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is ...
in
Siero, a
municipality within the province and
autonomous community of
Asturias, in northern
Spain.
It is situated at
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
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The population is 797 (
INE 2006). The postal code is 33119.
Feleches is divided in two by the national highway N-634. The parish is serviced by the
FEVE rail transport system. It is located from the capitol,
Pola de Siero. To the east, the River Nora, a
tributary of the River Fal-Miravete, separates Feleches from the
Lieres parish. Feleches is bounded on the north by
Collado, on the south by Trespa, and to the west by Aramil.
Culture
The Church of Santo Tomás, built in
gothic architecture style, has domes, steeple bells, and two pinnacles on the front piece.
Villages
The villages and hamlets include: Casa Abaxo, Casillu, Cigüeta, Los Corros, El Cotayu, El Camín, El Caminu, El Casillu, El Fontán, El Mure, El Pedreru, El Picu, El Rebollón, El Xelán, Felechín, Ferrería, Formanes, La Carretera, La Casona, La Casuca, La Cuesta, La Mata, La Matuca, La Panerona, La Quintana de Feleches, La Secada (La Secá), Moldano, Novalín, Nuste, Pedrero, Quintana de Arriba, Sanriella and Valdoria.
References
Parishes in Siero
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