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 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 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.
Industrial Heritage site Important buildings are the
church of San Pedro, the chapel El Llungéru, the former iron works factory Duro Felguera, engineers' houses in 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). ==Gallery==