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Lena, Asturias

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Caudal

Demonym(s)
  
Lenenses

Area
  
315.5 km²

Province
  
Asturias

Autonomous community
  
Asturias

Highest elevation
  
2,417 m (7,930 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
11,949 (2014)

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 63% Humidity

Lena (Asturian: Ḷḷena [ˈʈ͡ʂena]) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Its capital, Pola de Lena, has a population of 9,200.

Main sights

  • Pre-Romanesque church of Santa Cristina de Lena. In 1985 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  • Mosaic of Vega de Ciego, discovered in 1921. It was probably from a Roman villa, and is now in the Archaeological Museum of Asturias
  • El Hospitalón (16th century)
  • Baroque Palacio de Faes, at Carabanzo

    • References

    Lena, Asturias Wikipedia
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