Santillana del Mar

Santillana del Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [santiˈʎana ðel maɾ]) is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.

Santillana del Mar
Municipality
Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
Flag
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
ProvinceCantabria
ComarcaWestern coast
Judicial districtTorrelavega
CapitalSantillana del Mar
Government
 • AlcaldeIsidro Rábago León (2007) (PSC-PSOE)
Area
 • Total28.46 km2 (10.99 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,172
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39330
Official language(s)Spanish

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), nor is it by the sea (Mar) as implied by its name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana (or Santa Illana) whose remains are kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery. The UNESCO World Heritage site Cave of Altamira is nearby.[2]

Localities

The 3,983 inhabitants (INE, 2006) are distributed as follows:

  • 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.

Notable people

Santillana (born 1952), footballer

  • View of the typical architecture of this town.
  • Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.
  • One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.

In literature

The protagonist of the novel Gil Blas was born in Santillana.

In his philosophical novel La Nausée, Jean-Paul Sartre described Santillana as the prettiest village in Spain ("le plus joli village d'Espagne").

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. http://en.museodealtamira.mcu.es/PreparaLaVisita/index.html



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