Lena, Asturias

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.

Lena Ḷḷena
Municipality
Santa Cristina de Lena.
Flag Coat of arms
Lena Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°9′30″N 5°49′45″W
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

Parishes

Hórreo in Lena

Faes-Miranda palace

Cabezón Campomanes (Campumanes) Carabanzo Casorvida (Casorvía) Castiello (Castieḷḷo) Columbiello (Columbieḷḷo) Congostinas Felgueras Herías (Erías) Xomezana (Jomezana) Las Puentes Llanos (Chanos de Somerón)

Muñón Cimero (Muñón Cimiru) Muñón Fondero (Muñón Fondiru) Pajares (Payares) Paraná Piñera Pola de Lena (La Pola) San Miguel del Río (Samiguel del Río) Sotiello (Sotieḷḷo) Telledo (Teyeo) Tuiza Villallana (Viḷḷayana) Zureda (Zurea)

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

See also

• Sanctuary of the Virgen de Bendueños