León ( UK : / l eɪ ˈ ɒ n / , US : / l eɪ ˈ oʊ n / ; Spanish: [leˈon] ; Leonese : Llión [ʎiˈoŋ] ; Galician: [leˈoŋ] ) is a province of northwestern Spain in the northern part of the Region of León and in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León .
11-422: La Robla is a municipality located in the province of León , Castile and León , Spain. According to the 2020 census ( INE ), the municipality has a population of 3,752 inhabitants. The area around La Robla was once an important mining community. The train route from La Robla to Bilbao was essential to the development of trade in the region. There is now a luxury passenger train service that travels along
22-536: Is a cold climate due to the altitude and the abundance of frost (which persist from November to May), being more intense in the mountainous areas reaching -18 °C. Vega de Liordes, an enclave in the León sector of Picos de Europa belonging to the municipality of Posada de Valdeón registered −35.8 °C (−32.4 °F) on January 7, 2021. Embutidos Cheese Wines Sweets La Ba%C3%B1eza La Bañeza ( Spanish pronunciation: [la βaˈɲeθa] )
33-498: Is a municipality located in the province of León , Castile and León , Spain. According to the 2010 census ( INE ), the municipality had a population of 11,050 inhabitants. It is the capital of the region of Tierra de La Bañeza . Located in a region originally inhabited by the Astures population its territory was a part of Conventus Asturum during the Roman times. The city was founded in
44-459: The narrow-gauge railway visiting tourist spots along the way [1] . This article about a location in the province of León, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Le%C3%B3n (province) About one quarter of its population of 463,746 (2018) lives in the capital, León . The climate is dry, cold in winter and hot in summer. This creates the perfect environment for wine and all types of cold meats and sausages like
55-433: The 9th century by conde Gatón from two small villages San Pedro de Périx and Bani Eiza. La Bañeza hosted a marquis in the modern age and, in the end of the 19th century, was transformed by the arrival of the railroad in 1896. A year earlier, in 1895, Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria gives the title of city. Tourist attractions include the churches of San Salvador and Santa María, as well as several celebrations during
66-612: The Kingdoms of Castile and León ). The western and Atlantic provinces became the Kingdom of Portugal in 1139. The independently administered Kingdom of León , situated in the northwestern region of the Iberian Peninsula , retained the status of a kingdom until 1833, although dynastic union had brought it into the Crown of Castile . The Kingdom was composed of Adelantamientos Mayores , where
77-674: The Leonese Adelantamientos consisted of the territories between the Picos de Europa and the Duero River . The political and military chiefs of these territories were referred to as Adelantados ; those chiefs began to convene as an assembly in the early 12th century, while the crown appointed the Merinos as minor and appellate judges. According to UNESCO, in 1188 the Kingdom of León developed
88-527: The city of León, Mansilla de las Mulas , La Bañeza , Valencia de Don Juan or Ponferrada for adult people, and in sixteen schools of León. The City Council of León writes some of its announcements in Leonese in order to promote the language. In the western part of the El Bierzo , the westernmost region of the province, Galician language is spoken and taught at schools. As for the temperatures, in general it
99-550: The first Parliament in Europe, the Cortes de León , which included the elected representatives of towns and cities. In 1202, that Parliament approved economic legislation to regulate trade and guilds. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Provincial Government of León signed accords with language associations for promoting the Leonese language . Leonese is taught in
110-588: The leonese "Morcilla" and the "Cecina". There are two famous Roman Catholic cathedrals in the province, the main one in León and another in Astorga . The province shares the Picos de Europa National Park (in the Picos de Europa mountain range) with Cantabria and Asturias . It has 211 municipalities. The province of León was established in 1833 with the new Spanish administrative organisation of regions and provinces to replace former kingdoms. The greater Leonese Region
121-577: Was composed of the provinces of León, Salamanca and Zamora . The Kingdom of León was founded in 910 A.D. when the Christian princes of Asturias along the northern coast of the Iberian peninsula shifted their main seat from Oviedo to the city of León . The eastern, inland part of the kingdom was joined dynastically to the Kingdom of Castile , first in 1037–1065, then in 1077–1109 and again in 1126–1157, 1230–1296 and from 1301 onward (see: historic union of
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