La Felguera is a parish of Langreo , and the most important district in the municipality of Langreo ( Principality of Asturias ) in northern Spain , with 21,000 inhabitants. It is located 18 minutes by car to Oviedo , the capital of Asturias. La Felguera is close to the Nalón River .
6-560: Before the 19th century, the parish was a group of small villages dedicated to livestock and agriculture. In the 19th and first half of the 20th century, La Felguera, located in the mining region of Asturias, was one of the most important iron and steelworks centers in Spain,. In 1858, Pedro Duro founded the Felguera Factory (currently DF Group ), one of the most influential coal and iron -work enterprises in Spain. The town
12-622: The Cider ) and an art gallery, Pinacoteca Eduardo Úrculo . The International Tales Competition is one of the most important in the Spanish language . Today, it shelters the center of new companies and technologies Valnalón and the Museum of the Siderurgy . Important buildings are the church of San Pedro , the chapel El Llungéru, the former iron works factory Duro Felguera, engineers' houses in
18-672: The 20th century until the 1960s. It was the first major ironworks that were constructed in Spain. His descendants were created Marquesses of La Felguera by King Alfonso XIII . In addition, Duro was awarded the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the Légion d'honneur from the French government. He was buried in La Felguera , where the workers of his factory raised a big monument. He was also
24-465: The street Conde Sizzo, former La Salle trade school, the engineers' chalet, Pedro Duro's statue, the Urquijo neighborhood, railway station, the former Nitrastur factory, the market and three parks (Dolores Duro, Sutu and García Lago). 43°18′37″N 5°41′31″W / 43.31028°N 5.69194°W / 43.31028; -5.69194 Pedro Duro Pedro Duro Benito (1810–1886)
30-575: Was an important Spanish businessman of the 19th century; founder of the industrial group Duro Felguera and a pioneer of ironworking in Spain . Duro was born in Brieva de Cameros , La Rioja , and he died in the Principality of Asturias in 1886. He began construction on the Felguera Factory in 1857; a metallurgical factory that became the most important in Spain in the 19th century, and through
36-493: Was the first production site in Spain for: sheet steel for shipbuilding (1887), refractory bricks (1896), railways (1868), chemical products derived from ethylene (1957) and synthetic ammonia (1925). It also had the largest blast furnace in Spain in 1943. It was also an important centers for the workers' struggle. La Felguera was declared the greatest cultural point of Europe by UNESCO in 1961. La Felguera has numerous annual celebrations (like Saint Peter's Fiestas or Day of
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