Castro Urdiales

Castro Urdiales municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Cantabria
Coordinates	43 ° 23 ′  N , 3 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 3 ° 14 ′  W
Area :	96.70 km²
Residents :	32,069 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	331.63 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	39020
administration
Website :	www.castro-urdiales.net
Location of the municipality

Castro Urdiales is a city in the Spanish autonomous region of Cantabria .

Castro Urdiales

Geography and climate

Santa Ana Fortress Tower

The city is the capital of the municipality of the same name ( Municipio ), it is located on the Costa Oriental and is the third largest city in Cantabria. Thanks to its location on the Bay of Biscay , the maritime weather is moderate : humid, with cool summers and mild winters.

Community structure
In addition to the eponymous capital, the following places belong to the community of Castro Urdiales: Allendelagua, Baltezana, Cerdigo, Islares, Lusa, Mioño, Ontón, Oriñón, Otanes, Sámano, Santullán, Sonabia and Talledo.

history

Numerous rock paintings in caves indicate a prehistoric settlement. Pliny the Elder mentions in his Naturalis historia a place called Portus Amanus (port of the Amans ) and the Castrum Vardulies (camp of the Vardulians ). In 74 AD, the Roman colony Flaviobriga was founded in the area of ​​both places and named after Vespasian .

Attractions

• Church of Santa Maria
• Santa Ana Fortress

Famous sons and daughters of the city

• Ataúlfo Argenta (1913–1958), pianist and director of the Spanish National Orchestra
• Eladio Laredo (1864–1941), architect
• Pedro Zaballa (1938–1997), football player
• Ricardo Cortés Lastra (* 1969), politician
• Eladio Sánchez (* 1984), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Castro Urdiales  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).