Lugones, Siero
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Lugones
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| Coordinates: 43°24′N 5°48′W / 43.4°N 5.8°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Asturias |
| Province | Asturias |
| Municipality | Siero |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 13,191 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | lugonino, -a or lugonense (es) llugoninu, -a, -o or llugonense (ast) |
| Postal code | 33420 |
Lugones (in Asturian language, Llugones[1]) is a parish in Siero, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
It is 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) in size, with a population of 11,646 (INE 2006). It is situated at 159 m (522 ft) above sea level. The postal code is 33420.
Lugones has existed since before the time of the Roman Empire, named after the Luggoni tribe, itself named after the Celtic God Lug.
History
The place name of Lugones has an indigenous Celtic root Luggoni, a tribe that was predominant in the center of current day Asturias, alongside with other tribes. Luggoni comes from the Celtic root lug that meant "bright". Lug was also a solar divinity, the main deity of the Celts in the peninsula, of whom the Luggoni were thought to be the descendants of, meaning that they were the 'children of light'. According to ancient literary documentation, the current territory of the municipality of Siero, were Lugones is located, was inhabited by the Luggoni tribe belonging to the Astures, with clear Celtic roots. In the year 572, the king of the Suebi, Miro, carried out an incursion against the Luggoni.
In the vicinity of Lugones town center there are sites such as a castro called "Castro La Torre" which was located in Paredes, on a terrace over the Nora River. J.M. González, in 1957 locates the site of a Roman villa in the neighbourhood of Les Folgueres, in a hamlet called "Monte Les Muries" in the village of Paredes, near a path that goes from this village to Colloto (Oviedo), and to the right of the Nora river. Several ceramic remains were found on the site. The place names of the localities were those remains were found, such as Murias and Paredes, are significant.
Remains of the Old Bridge (Puente Vieyu, in Asturian) remain from Roman times, later renovated. It communicated Oviedo with this area and was part of a Roman road that linked the towns of "Astúrica Augusta" (Astorga) and "Lucus Asturum" (Lugo de Llanera).
Villages
The villages and hamlets include: El Carbayu, El Castro, El Cuetu, La Ería, Folgueras, Lugones, Los Molinos, Paredes, Los Peñones, Puente Vieyu, El Resbalón, San José, El Sucu, La Torre and El Villar.
References
- ^ Toponymy of the Municipality of Siero Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine; BOPA, 11 August 2009
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