Langreo () or Llangréu () ( Asturian) is a municipality and town in northern

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, in

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. It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43,000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately south-east of

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. It was an important mining and metallurgical center.

History

According to a legend Langreo was the place where the

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governor Munuza was killed while trying to flee from Asturias at the beginning of the Reconquest. Langreo was settled by the Romans, who built a large Roman bridge that is not conserved today. In the past, it was one of the most important mining and metallurgical points of Spain since the 18th century, and it was also well known because of workers struggles and its cultural life. The 3rd railway to be built in the

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was the FC of Langreo. The Factory of La Felguera was one of the most important iron works centers in Spain, and the Langreo mines was well known in whole the country. Because of the Spanish "Industrial Restructuring", Langreo lost its industrial importance, but today the town hosts

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, where 100% of the

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of the

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enterprise are produced. Langreo also holds the technologies centre '' Valnalón''. Langreo has historic monuments like the church of San Esteban, the Quintana Tower or the Sanctuary of Carbayu. Also preserves good examples of its

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and it hosts the Siderurgy Museum Of Asturias within the old Felguera Factory, the Samuño Valley and Railway Mining Museum, and the art gallery Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo. Langreo celebrates fiestas of San Pedro and

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, and special gastronomic days:

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(February)

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(April) and Fabada (December). The largest town is Langreo formed by the most important districts:

La Felguera La Felguera is a parish of Langreo, and the most important district in the municipality of Langreo ( Principality of Asturias) in northern Spain, with 21,000 inhabitants. It is located 18 minutes by car to Oviedo, the capital of Asturias. La Fel ...

(20,000 inhabitants), Sama (10,000), and Riaño, Ciaño, Lada and Barros, also known as ''parishes''.

Parishes

There are eight parishes (administrative divisions) by population: *

* Sama * Riaño * Ciaño *

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* Tuilla * Barros *

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Politics

People

David Villa David Villa Sánchez (; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Villa is th ...

, footballer *

Manuel Mejuto González Manuel Enrique Mejuto González (born 16 April 1965) is a Spanish former football referee. He is best known for refereeing the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Milan. He also officiated two matches in the Euro 2004 in Port ...

, football referee * Pedro Duro, businessman * Aurelius of Asturias, King of Asturias * Gaspar García Laviana, soldier * Mario Cotelo, footballer * Alberto Coto García,

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* Dámaso Alonso, poet *

Narciso Ibáñez Menta Narciso Ibáñez Menta (; 25 August 1912 – 15 May 2004) was a Spanish theatre, film, and television actor. He developed much of his career in Argentina, during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born in Langr ...

, actor *Jesús Fernández Duro, sportman *María Neira,

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doctor *

Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa Sánchez (1940 in La Felguera – 23 September 2015) was a Spanish theatre director, writer, actor and lecturer. He won the 2000 Goya award for Best New Actor for his performance as Vecino in '' Solas''. He died on 23 Se ...

, actor

Gallery

File:Ortofotomapa Asturias 2010-LANGREO.jpg, Orthophotomap of Langreo File:Siderurgiamuseo.jpg, Museum of the Siderurgy of Asturias File:Langrehotel.jpg, Langreohotel Hotel File:Carbones La Nueva.jpg, Samuño Mining and Railway Museum File:Ilesia'l carbayu llangreu.jpg, Catholic Sanctuary of El Carbayu File:Sama (Langreo) - Ayuntamiento 1.jpg, Town hall File:Parque Felguera Langreo.jpg, García Lago public park

References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Langreo
{{authority control Municipalities in Asturias *