Lugones, Siero
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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
Prehistory and early 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.[2] 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.[3] Archeologist Jose Manuel 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.[2]
In 1997, during the construction of a shopping center in the locality of Paredes, a necropolis was found. It is believed that it was linked to the Roman villa located by Jose Manuel González in 1957. After construction, the archaeological remains of the necropolis were left in the middle of the parking area. Later it was fenced and cleaned to allow visits, with the placement of information panels, while most of the objects found can be seen in the Archaeological Museum of Asturias (Oviedo).[4][5]
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).[6]
Modern history
In 1882 the gunpowder factory of the Santa Bárbara Society, founded by José Tartiere (es) began its activities in Lugones, constituted two years before by a group of important capitalists outside the municipality. Lugones is chosen given the excellent communications of the place, with crossroads of the roads that lead from Oviedo to Avilés and Gijón.[7][8]
The opening of the railway line from León to Gijón in 1884 (which crosses Lugones) and the line of the Economic Railways from Oviedo to Infiesto in November 1891 precedes the industrial development that will take place in some areas of the council between 1895 and 1901. In 1896, the Lugones metal factory, owned by the Santa Bárbara Asturian Society, opened its doors.[8][9]
As a result of all the developments that José Tartiere's companies did in Asturias, and particulary in Lugones, in 1922, King Alfonso XIII grant him the title of Count of Saint Barbara of Lugones.[7]
At the beginning of the 20th century, the installation of new industries and the development of new companies in Lugones meant that its population tripled, as it grew to became a dormitory town for Oviedo.
Geography
Location
Lugones is located in the central area of Asturias. The area of the parish is 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi). It limits to the south with the municipality of Oviedo, with river Nora acting as the natural border between Siero (the municipality of Lugones) and Oviedo's neighbourhood La Corredoria. To the north it limits with the municipality of Llanera and Siero's parish Viella (which includes the town of La Fresneda). To the east it limits Siero's parishes of Viella and Granda and to the west it limits with Villaperi and Naranco, both parishes in Oviedo.
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
- ^ "Decreto 104/2009, de 29 de julio, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Siero". Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (in Spanish). 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b Blanco, Lucas (16 October 2015). "García Arias: "El nombre de Lugones es anterior al de la Pola lingüísticamente"". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "La Torre de Paredes". Arqueoastur (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Tamargo, Paula (5 December 2021). "Así eran las tumbas halladas en la excavación de Parque Principado: fosas con tejadillo, ataúdes de roble y ofrendas para el más allá". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Tamargo, Paula (15 August 2021). "Así es el "tesoro" hallado en la necrópolis tardorromana de Parque Principado: ajuares, cerámicas, abalorios y ofrendas funerarias". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ ""El Puente Vieyu" (Lugones/Llugones)". Ayuntamiento de Siero (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Álvarez de Castrillón, Rafael Anes. "José Tartiere Lenegre". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Domínguez Rodríguez, Rubén. "Santa Bárbara Explosives Factory". Patrimoniu Industrial. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Martín, V. (3 November 2016). "L'Acebera, patrimonio de Lugones y de Asturias". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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