Santillana del Mar
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Santillana del Mar Collegiate Church
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Cantabria | |
Province : | Cantabria | |
Comarca : | Costa occidental | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ′ N , 4 ° 7 ′ W | |
Height : | 82 msnm | |
Area : | 28.46 km² | |
Residents : | 4,207 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 147.82 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 39330 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 39076 | |
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Mayor : | Isidro Rábago León ( PSC-PSOE , 2007) |
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Website : | www.santillana-del-mar.com |
Santillana del Mar is a city in the autonomous community of Cantabria in northern Spain .
geography
The city with 4207 inhabitants (as of 2019) is located at 82 m above sea level on the Bay of Biscaya on an area of 28.46 km² in the administrative district ( Comarca ) Costa Occidental and in the judicial district of Torrelavega . The nearest major city, Santander, is 31 km away.
Santillana del Mar is a station on the Way of St. James (Camino del Norte).
climate
According to the coastal area, the climate is maritime and humid with cool summers and mild winters.
Attractions
- Centuries-old old town with the Colegiata de Santillana del Mar (Collegiate Church of St. Juliana, Sant Iuliana - Santillana), which gave the city its name, as well as numerous trading houses and palaces. There is an absolute driving ban in the entire old town.
- Above the city, the Altamira Caves , with their famous prehistoric rock paintings and engravings. Faithful replicas of these drawings are publicly accessible in a museum. Replicas of these rock paintings are also available in the Deutsches Museum in Munich .
sons and daughters of the town
- Santillana (* 1952), former Spanish national soccer player
Web links
Commons : Santillana del Mar - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).