Laviana

Not to be confused with Lavia.

Laviana (Asturian: Llaviana) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, located in Spain. It is bordered on the north by Bimenes and Nava, on the south by Aller, on the east by Piloña and Sobrescobio, and on the west by San Martín del Rey Aurelio and Mieres.

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Municipality
Peñamayor Mountain, at Llaviana.
Flag Coat of arms
Laviana Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°14′8.74″N 5°33′22.5″W / 43.2357611°N 5.556250°W / 43.2357611; -5.556250Coordinates: 43°14′8.74″N 5°33′22.5″W / 43.2357611°N 5.556250°W / 43.2357611; -5.556250
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Nalón
Capital	Pola de Laviana
Government
• Alcalde	Julio García Rodríguez (PSOE)
Area
• Total	130.99 km^2 (50.58 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,560 m (5,120 ft)
Population  (2018)^[1]
• Total	13,087
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	lavianés
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33970, 33979, 33980
Official language(s)	Bable, Spanish
Website	Official website

Situated in the basin of the Rio Nalon, it is a terminal for the FC de Langreo railway, now subsumed by FEVE, which connects it to the port of Gijón.

Economy

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

History

 

Pola de Laviana

Almost everywhere in Asturia you find Prehistorian Signs, also in the region Laviana. Some Hill Forts and Dolmen made in the Bronze Age and in the Iron Age are still visitable (Castro de El Cercu, El Prau in Castiello and La Corona in Boroñes).
Also the Romans built some Bridges along the Rio Nalon Street which are used today.

The name Flaviana was written down first time, in 1115 when the area was bordered to the Monastery "San Vicente de Oviedo".
During the Peninsular War and the Carlism revolution, Laviana was the area for some famous battles.

Coat of arms

• Top left: Coat of Arms from family León > León
• Middle left: Coat of Arms from family León > France
• Bottom left: Coat of Arms from family Quirós
• Top right: Coat of Arms from family León > Holy Roman Empire (Austria)
• Middle right: Coat of Arms from family León > Castile
• Bottom right: Coat of Arms from family Alvarez de las Asturias
• The middle: the Victorycross

Demography

Historical population of Laviana

Year	1991	1996	2001	2004	2007
Population	15204	15105	14531	14373	14312

Politics

The current mayor of Llaviana is Julio García Rodríguez (FSA-PSOE), in office since 20/10/2017.

Local elections
Party/List	1979	1983	1987^[2]	1991^[2]	1995^[2]	1999^[2]	2003^[2]	2007^[2]	2011^[3]	2015^[4]
FSA-PSOE	8	10	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8
PCE / IU-BA / IU-The Greens	5	4	5	6	6	3	4	3	3	4
Somos										2
CD / AP / PP		3	1	2	4	4	4	5	3	2
FAC									3	1
PAS / URAS-PAS					0	1	0	1	0
URAS / URAS-PAS						1	1
UCD / CDS	4		1	1
GIL			3	1
Total	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

Points of interest

 

Ojo de buey in Peña Mea, Llaviana (Asturies)

• Iglesia (Church) de San Nicolás (from the 12th century)
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señor de Otero
• La Casona de los Menéndez (cheese production)
• also take a look into the website

Fiesta and feria

Almost every month, there are some special events in the region, the important dates you find on the website

Parroquias (parishes)

Parroquia	Population (2014)	Males	Females
Carrio	123	54	69
El Condado/El Condao	596	302	294
Entralgo	245	120	125
Lorio	682	313	369
Pola de Laviana	9151	4372	4779
Tiraña	1804	888	916
Tolivia	187	91	96
Villoria	1003	478	525

Famous people

• Armando Palacio Valdés, writer
• Los Berrones, agro-rock group
• Roberto Canella, football player
• Viti Rozada, football player

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Dirección General de Política Interior
3. Elecciones Locales 2011
4. Elecciones Locales 2015

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laviana.

• Citypage (in English and Spanish)
• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
• (web-forum about Laviana) (in Spanish)