Feleches (variant: ''Thomas Feleches'') is a
parish (administrative division)
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in
Siero
Siero is a municipality of the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. With a population of 52,194 as of 2023, Siero is the fourth most populous municipality in Asturias. It has a total of 29 parishes, with the largest being Lugones ...
, a
municipality
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within the province and
autonomous community
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of
Asturias
Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
, in northern
Spain
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.
It is situated at
above sea level
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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
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rail transport
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system. It is located from the capitol,
Pola de Siero
La Pola Siero (in Spanish language, Spanish Pola de Siero, and also known as La Pola colloquially) is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality ( ...
. To the east, the River Nora, a
tributary
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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
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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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