San Vicente de la Barquera

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San Vicente de la Barquera municipality
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Coat of arms of San Vicente de la Barquera
San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : CantabriaCantabria Cantabria
Comarca : Costa occidental
Coordinates 43 ° 23 ′  N , 4 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′  N , 4 ° 24 ′  W
Height : 15  msnm
Area : 41.5 km²
Residents : 4,124 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 99.37 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ): 39080
administration
Mayor : Julián Vélez González
Website : www.sanvicentedelabarquera.org

San Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality in the autonomous community of Cantabria in northern Spain , around 40 km west of Santander . The main town also includes the villages: Abaño, La Acebosa, El Barcenal, Gandarilla, Hortigal, Los Llaos and La Revilla.

San Vicente de la Barquera at sunrise, in the background the Picos de Europa
Puente de la Maza over the Ría de San Vicente de la Barquera
View from the east to San Vicente de la Barquera

history

There are finds from the Bronze Age and in El Barcenal from the megalithic . Furthermore, the Roman port Portus Vereasueca was identified with San Vicente de la Barquera.

In the middle of the 8th century the city was conquered by the Muslims during the Rekonquista by King Alfonso I. He built a castle that can be seen as the nucleus of today's city. After a period of economic growth, the city became legally independent under King Alfonso VII in 1210. The first set of rules for the fishing guild dates from 1330. In the 15th century the city was ravaged by fires and plague epidemics.

Number of inhabitants
(source: INE )
year 1900 1950 1970 1990 2005
Residents 1,769 3,313 4.016 4,521 4,461

Attractions

San Vicente de la Barquera has an interesting ensemble of old houses. The center of San Vicente was declared a cultural asset of Cantabria in 1987. Particularly noteworthy are the church of Santa María de los Ángeles , built between the 13th and 16th centuries , the castle and the remains of the city wall. The 600 meter long Maza Bridge with its 28 arches dates from the 16th century and was built on the orders of the Catholic Kings . The Parral Bridge dates from the 18th century. The sandy beaches of Fuentes, Primera de San Vicente, El Rosal, El Tostadero, Merón and Gerra are noteworthy.

San Vicente de la Barquera is part of the Camino de la Costa Way of St. James .

  • The Maza Bridge from San Vicente

  • Church of San Vicente de la Barquera

  • Castle and Church of San Vicente de la Barquera

  • Oyambre Natural Park east of San Vicente

  • Estuary of the Río Escudo and San Vicente

Twin town

There are partnerships with Pornichet in the French Loire-Atlantique department .

Web links

Commons : San Vicente de la Barquera  - 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).