Lena, Asturias
Lena (Asturian: Ḷḷena ) 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 | |
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  Lena Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°9′30″N 5°49′45″W / 43.15833°N 5.82917°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) | |
| • 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 |
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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
References
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