Lena, Asturias

Lena Ḷḷena
Municipality
Santa Cristina de Lena.
Flag Coat of arms
Lena Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°9′30″N 5°49′45″W / 43.15833°N 5.82917°W / 43.15833; -5.82917
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Caudal
Area
• Total	315.51 km2 (121.82 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,417 m (7,930 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	11,086
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Demonym	Lenenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33620-33639
Official language(s)	Asturian

Lena (Asturian: Ḷḷena [ˈʈ͡ʂɛna]) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It has a population of 12.000 inhabitants, while 9,200 of them live in the capital, Pola de Lena.

Parishes

Main sights

• Pre-Romanesque church of Santa Cristina de Lena. In 1985 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Mosaic of Vega de Ciego, discovered in 1921. It was probably from a Roman villa, and is now in the Archaeological Museum of Asturias
• El Hospitalón (16th century)
• Baroque Palacio de Faes, at Carabanzo

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This page was last edited on 1 February 2024, at 08:00