Feleches is a parish (administrative division) in Siero

Siero

Siero is a municipality of the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Its capital is Pola de Siero.-Parishes:...

, a municipality

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 within the province and autonomous community

Autonomous communities of Spain

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 of Asturias

Asturias

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, in northern Spain

Spain

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.

It is situated at 254 m (833.3 ft) above sea level

Above mean sea level

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. The population is 797 (INE

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

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 2006). The postal code is 33119.

Feleches is divided in two by the national highway N-634. The parish is serviced by the FEVE

FEVE

FEVE is a state-owned Spanish railway company, which operates most of Spain's of metre gauge railway.-History:...

 rail transport

Rail transport

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 system. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from the capitol, Pola de Siero

Pola de Siero

Pola de Siero is a town in the autonomous community of Asturias on the north coast of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the administrative capital of the municipality of Siero...

. To the east, the River Nora, a tributary

Tributary

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 of the River Fal-Miravete, separates Feleches from the Lieres parish. Feleches is bounded on the north by Collado, on the south by Trespa, and to the west by Aramil.

Culture

The Church of Santo Tomás, built in gothic architecture

Gothic architecture

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style, has domes, steeple bells, and two pinnacles on the front piece.

Villages

The villages and hamlets include: Casa Abaxo, Casillu, Cigüeta, Los Corros, El Cotayu, El Camín, El Caminu, El Casillu, El Fontán, El Mure, El Pedreru, El Picu, El Rebollón, El Xelán, Felechín, Ferrería, Formanes, La Carretera, La Casona, La Casuca, La Cuesta, La Mata, La Matuca, La Panerona, La Quintana de Feleches, La Secada (La Secá), Moldano, Novalín, Nuste, Pedrero, Quintana de Arriba, Sanriella and Valdoria.