Tineo

Tinéu

Tinéu

Municipality in Asturias, Spain

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

Tinéu (Spanish: Tineo) 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, Miranda and Somiedo.

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Mining, agriculture and stock-rearing have been the principal industries since the early 20th century.[2]

History

Santa María de Obona monastery

Coat of arms

Top left, Castle Tinéu
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 or Camino de Santiago named "The Northern Way" (Camino de la Costa) Camino Primitivo passes Luarca. There are also two Pilgrim Heritages:

  • Albergue de Peregrinos «Mater Christi» - Marco Rodríguez, s/n - 33870 - Tineo (20 Beds)
  • Albergue de Peregrinos «Tineo» - C/ Cabezas de San Juan - 33870 Tineo.

Demography

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Politics

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Parroquias (Parishes)[3]

  • Nieres
  • Oubona
  • Santuyanu
  • Porciles
  • El Pozón
  • San Esteban de Reḷḷamiegu
  • Reḷḷanos
  • San Fliz
  • San Fagondu
  • San Frichosu
  • Samartín de Semproniana

Tourism

This oak has been declared a natural monument

The Sacred Art Museum of Tinéu 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.

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tineo" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 999.
  3. [3]
    "Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Tineo".
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