Mieres

For other uses, see Mieres (disambiguation).

Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants.^[2] The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baíña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, Santullano, Santa Rosa, Seana, Ujo, Urbiés, Valdecuna, Santa Cruz, Ablaña, Turón, Gallegos, Bustiello.^[3]

Mieres
Municipality
Mieres del Camín, seat of the municipality.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mieres in Asturias.
Mieres Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°15′3″N 5°46′36″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Caudal
Capital	Mieres del Camín
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Ángel Álvarez (IU)
Area
• Total	146.03 km2 (56.38 sq mi)
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	38,428
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Demonym	Mierenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33600
Website	Official website

History

Mieres is the heart of the coal mining industry in Spain.^[4] The topography of Mieres is mountainous with the greatest population centers being located in the valley along the banks of the Caudal River (Río Caudal) valley in the center of Asturias.^[5] Before the Spanish Industrial Restructuring Mieres was one of the industrial backbones of Asturias, and hosted 70000 inhabitants in the 1960s. Today Mieres shelters a campus of the University of Oviedo and different museums in relation with the industrial heritage.

The municipality of Mieres is served by bus routes and the regional rail lines Renfe Feve and Renfe Cercanias, connected with Oviedo, Gijón, León and Langreo.

Festivals

Mieres’ most popular and important festival St. John's Bonfire (La Foguera de San Juan)^[6] occurs every June 24's eve, and is highlighted by a huge bonfire, cultural events, dancing, outdoor concerts, fireworks, al fresco dining and drinking. Another important festival is the Folixa na Primavera in April (Spring Fiesta), which includes dance and music performances from the nine European Celtic regions, food, drink and especially cider, (sidra).^[7]

Politics

Local elections
Party/List		1979	1983	1987[8]	1991[8]	1995[8]	1999[8]	2003[8]	2007[8]	2011[9]	2015	2019
	PCE / IU-BA	9	7	7	6	9	7	6	5	10	12	15
	FSA-PSOE	10	14	10	11	9	11	8	9	5	4	4
	CD / AP / PP	1	4	4	5	7	7	7	7	4	3	2
	Somos										2	0
	FAC									2	0	0
	MCA	1		0	0
	UCD / CDS	4		4	2
	DD				1
Total		25	25	25	25	25	25	21	21	21	21	21

Parishes

Orthophotomap of Mieres

Requexu Square and St. John's Church

Palacio del Valletu

Town hall

Espinos old mine

There are fifteen parishes:

• Baíña
• Figaredo
• Gallegos
• Loredo
• Mieres del Camino
• La Peña
• La Rebollada
• Santa Cruz
• Santa Rosa
• Santullano
• Turón
• Urbiés
• Ujo
• Seana
• Valdecuna

Notable residents

• Juan Carlos Ablanedo, footballer
• Avelino Álvarez, footballer
• José Andrés, chef
• Vital Aza, author and playwright
• María Luisa García, chef, author of the bestselling cookbook of Asturian cuisine in history^[10][11]
• Innocencio of Mary Immaculate, saint
• Jenny, singer and representative of Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
• Víctor Manuel, singer and songwriter
• Nacho Martínez, actor
• Xaviel Vilareyo, author

Twin towns

• Karviná, Czech Republic
• San Miguel del Padrón, Cuba
• Amgala, Western Sahara
• Herstal, Belgium

See also

• Church of Santa Eulalia de Ujo
• Premio de Novela Casino de Mieres