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Mieres
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. It is a country that is located in Southern Europe, politically organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest of the three sovereign nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with high degree of autonomy. The name Spain comes from the Latin name Hispania whose capital and largest city is Madrid.
Mieres is a council of the Independent Community of the Principality of Asturias. It limits the north with Shore of above, Oviedo and Langreo, to the south with Lena and Aller, to the east with Langreo, San Martin of Rey Aurelio and Laviana and to the west with Morcin and Riosa. Its capital is Mieres of the Way. It has operation of coalmines from century XIX, activity at the moment in declivity. Until 1970 it had an important iron and steel industry.
The human presence in Mieres data of prehistoric times. Several tumulos and Castros in the council exist that confirm the presence of native population previous to the Roman occupation. However, the first important historical news on this municipality talk about the presence of Rome. The importance that not yet had this presence in Mieres could have been determined, since the archaeological rest which they are conserved are insufficient for it. The most excellent inscription of the time that has been in this council is well-known like Lucius Corona Severus, dedicated to the memory of a soldier of the Legio VII Gemina and discovered in Ujo in 1870.
The main river of Mieres is the Caudal River that is born of the confluence of the rivers Lena and Aller to the height of Ujo and crosses the council of north to the south. In this river several streams of little importance spill their waters, like Duro, the Turon, San Juan and the Valdecuna, among others. The volume is affluent, as well, of the Nalon River, to which it spills his waters in Grove of Shore, in the council of Shore of above.
Mieres is one of Spain's most popular destinations and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced. It still possesses more ecclesiastical monuments than any other Spanish city.
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