Llanera is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain

Spain

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. It is bordered on the north by Gijón

Gijón

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 and Corvera de Asturias

Corvera de Asturias

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, on the south by Oviedo

Oviedo

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, on the east by Gijón and Siero

Siero

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, and on the west by Illas

Illas

Illas is a municipality in Asturias, Spain, located in the western central part of the province and bordered by the municipalities of Castrillón, Candamo, Llanera, and Corvera de Asturias.-Parishes:There are three parishes :*Illas...

 and Las Regueras

Las Regueras

Las Regueras is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Illas and Llanera, on the south by Grado, on the west by Candamo, and on the east by Oviedo and...

. Its capital is located 11 km from Oviedo, 20 km from Avilés

Avilés

Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...

, and 22 km from Gijón.

Renfe

RENFE

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, the national railroad organization, has stations in Lugo de Llanera, Villabona y Ferroñes.

The municipality has an important industrial sector. There are industrial parks at Silvota and Asipo.

There is a penitentiary in Villabona.

Lugo de Llanera was founded as a Roman settlement, named Lucus Asturum. It is situated at the fork of the Roman road

Roman road

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s to Astorga

Astorga, Spain

Astorga is a town in the province of León, northern Spain. It lies southwest of the provincial capital of León, and is the head of the council of La Maragatería. The river Tuerto flows through it. , its population was about 12,100 people....

 and Cantabria

Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...

.

Parishes

Parish (subnational entity)

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Ferroñes Lugo de Llanera Pruvia Rondiella

San Cucufate de Llanera San Cucufate de Llanera San Cucufate de Llanera is a parish of the municipality of Llanera, Asturias. Its name refers to Saint Cucuphas.... Santa Cruz de Llanera Villardeveyo

External links

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos