Santillana del Mar

Santillana del Mar
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Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
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Location of Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 4°6′17″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Western coast
Judicial district	Torrelavega
Capital	Santillana del Mar
Government
• Alcalde	Isidro Rábago León (2007) (PSC-PSOE)
Area
• Total	28.46 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	4,049
• Density	142.3/km2 (368.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39330
Official language(s)	Spanish

Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Certain features of this historical town includes Altamira Caves (Cuevas de Altamira) and many historic buildings, attracting thousands of holiday-makers every year.

There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is The Town of Three Lies, since it is neither a Saint (Santo), nor flat (llana) and has no sea (Mar) as implied by the town's name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana (or Santa Illana) whose remains are in the kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery.

Localities

One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.

The 3,983 inhabitantes (INE, 2006) are distributed in:

• Arroyo, 43 pop.
• Camplengo, 201 pop.
• Herrán, 204 pop.
• Mijares, 124 pop.
• Queveda, 586 pop.
• Santillana del Mar (Capital), 1.108 pop.
• Ubiarco, 246 pop.
• Vispieres, 337 hab.
• Viveda, 1.069 pop.
• Yuso, 65 pop.

Gallery

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  View of the typical architecture of this town.

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  Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.

External links

• Santillana del Mar - Cantabria 102 Municipios
• Pictures of Santillana del Mar
• Panoramic Photos of Santillana del Mar Village