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Llangréu

Langreo
Llangréu
Municipality
Llangréu / Langreo
The town of Langreo at the Nalón Valley
The town of Langreo at the Nalón Valley
Flag of Langreo
Flag
Coat of arms of Langreo
Coat of arms
Location of Llangreu
Location of Llangreu
Langreo is located in Spain
Langreo
Langreo
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′N 5°41′W / 43.300°N 5.683°W / 43.300; -5.683Coordinates: 43°18′N 5°41′W / 43.300°N 5.683°W / 43.300; -5.683
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Asturias
Province Asturias
Comarca Nalón
Government
 • Mayor Jesús Manuel Sánchez Antuña (IU)
Area
 • Total 82.46 km2 (31.84 sq mi)
Elevation 1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 45,397
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Langreanos
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Dialing code

33930(District of La Felguera) 33900(District of Sama) 33920(District of Riaño) 33909(District of Ciaño)

33934(District of Lada)
Official language(s) Asturian
Website Official website

33930(District of La Felguera) 33900(District of Sama) 33920(District of Riaño) 33909(District of Ciaño)

Langreo (Spanish pronunciation: [laŋ.ˈgɾe.o]; Asturian: Llangréu) is a municipality and town of northern Spain, province of The Principality of Asturias. It is the 4th largest town of Asturias with 43.000 inhabitants. Langreo is located in the centre of Asturias, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Oviedo. It was an important mining and metallurgical center.

In the neighbourhood fruit and cider are produced, and there are still important coal mines, foundries, and factories for the manufacture of coarse cloth.

According to a legend Langreo was the place where the Moorish 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 Iberian Peninsula was the FC of Langreo. The Factory of La Felguera was one of the most important siderurgy centers in Spain, and the Langreo mines was well known in whole Spain.

Because of the Spanish "Industrial Restructuring", Langreo lost its industrial importance, but today it conserves important factories like Bayer, where 100% of the acetylsalicylic acid of the German enterprise is produced. Langreo also holds the technologies centre Valnalón.


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