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Tinéu

*Tinéu* (Asturian)
Tinéu Tinéu (Asturian)
Municipality
	View of Tinéu
	Flag Coat of arms
	The Municipality of Tinéu within Asturias
	Tinéu Location of the town of Tinéu in Asturias Tinéu Location of the town of Tinéu in Spain
	Coordinates: 43°20′N 6°25′W / 43.333°N 6.417°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Narcea
Capital	Tinéu
Government
• Alcalde; (Since 2012)	José Ramón Feito Lorences (PSOE)
Area
• Total	540.83 km2 (208.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	9,543
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym	tinetense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33870
Website	www.tineo.es

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.

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

History

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

Historical population of Tinéu
Year	1991	1996	2001	2004	2007
Population	14927	13578	12598	12312	11539

Politics

	PSOE	PP	FAC	CDS	URAS	UCT	Others	Total
1979	1	1	5	–	–	7	7	21
1983	1	4	2	–	–	14	0	21
1987	6	3	3	–	–	5	0	17
1991	6	2	0	–	–	9	0	17
1995	4	4	–	–	–	9	0	17
1999	4	5	–	–	2	5	1	17
2003	6	7	–	–	0	3	1	17
2007	11	5	–	–	1	–	0	17
2011	12	4	1	–	–	–	–	17
Sources: Ministerio del Interior and Federación Asturiana de Concejos

Parroquias (Parishes)^[3]

Tourism

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

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

External links

[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tineo" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 999.

[3] "Determinación de los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Tineo".

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