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Arenas De Iguña
Arenas de Iguña is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 1,927 inhabitants. Towns *Arenas de Iguña (Capital) * Bostronizo * Cohiño * Las Fraguas * Los Llares *Palacio Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include: * Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825-1880), Argentine writer, sto ... * Pedredo * San Cristóbal * San Juan de Raicedo * San Vicente de León * Santa Águeda * La Serna de Iguña References External links Municipalities in Cantabria {{Cantabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Spain
The municipality ( es, municipio, , ca, municipi, gl, concello, eu, udalerria, ast, conceyu)In other languages of Spain: * Catalan/Valencian (), sing. ''municipi''. * Galician () or (), sing. ''municipio''/''bisbarra''. *Basque (), sing. ''udalerria''. * Asturian (), sing. ''conceyu''. is the basic local administrative division in Spain together with the province. Organisation Each municipality forms part of a province which in turn forms part or the whole of an autonomous community (17 in total plus Ceuta and Melilla): some autonomous communities also group municipalities into entities known as ''comarcas'' (districts) or ''mancomunidades'' (commonwealths). There are a total of 8,131 municipalities in Spain, including the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. In the Principality of Asturias, municipalities are officially named ''concejos'' (councils). The average population of a municipality is about 5,300, but this figure masks a huge range: the most populo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Serna De Iguña
La Serna is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east .... In 2004, La Serna had a population of 238. The town is located from the municipality capital, Arenas de Iguña, and 210 m (689 feet) above sea level. The church of the Assumption, from the 11th century, and the house of Quevedo Bustamante, from the 17th century, can be found in La Serna. ReferencesCantabria 102 Municipios (Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:La Serna de Iguna Towns in Spain Populated places in Cantabria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Águeda, Cantabria
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of ''Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vicente De León
San Vicente de León is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east .... The town, which included 51 residences as of 2004, is located on a hilltop west of the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 449 meters (1,473 feet) above sea level. ReferencesCantabria 102 Municipios Towns in Spain {{Cantabria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan De Raicedo
San Juan de Raicedo is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. The town's population was 138 as of 2004. San Juan de Raicedo is located from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 180 meters (591 feet) above sea level. A Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ... church, built during the first half of the 12th century upon older foundations, can be found in this village. The church was registered as a cultural heritage site and has been protected since 2002. References *Cantabria 102 Municipios (Spanish) http://www.cantabria102municipios.com/besaya/arenas_de_iguna/nucleos.htm {{Coord, 43, 11, 28, N, 4, 26, 11, W, type:city_source:kolossus-eswiki, display=title Towns in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal, Cantabria
San Cristóbal is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. The town is also known as Valdeiguña. In the year 2004 its population was 181. San Cristóbal borders Cohiño to the north and is from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 210 meters (689 feet) above sea level. The town used to belong to the historical municipality of Valdeiguña, and San Cristóbal has been documented since the middle ages when it was included in the Cartulary A cartulary or chartulary (; Latin: ''cartularium'' or ''chartularium''), also called ''pancarta'' or ''codex diplomaticus'', is a medieval manuscript volume or roll (''rotulus'') containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the fo ... of Santillana. References External linksCantabria 102 Municipios Towns in Spain {{Cantabria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedredo
Pedredo is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. In the year 2004 its population was 239. Pedredo is located from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 200 meters (656 feet) above sea level. There has been a parish church located in the center of Pedredo since the 17th century. The town is also the birthplace of the bell founder Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime. Large bells are made by casting ... Pedro Buenaga Pernía (1917-2001). ReferencesCantabria 102 Municipios {{coord, 43, 11, 47, N, 04, 38, 36, W, display=title, region:ES_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Towns in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio, Cantabria
Palacio is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. In the year 2004 its population was 45. Palacio is located just north of the los Llares river and is from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 205 meters (673 feet) above sea level. See also ReferencesCantabria 102 Municipios Towns in Spain {{Cantabria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Llares
Los Llares is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. In the year 2004 the population of los Llares was 45. The town is located from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 245 meters (804 feet) above sea level. The hermitage of the Virgin of the Moral can be found where the valleys of Iguña and Cabuérniga meet in los Llares. References {{coord, 43, 11, N, 4, 06, W, display=title, region:ES_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Towns in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Fraguas
Las Fraguas is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. The population of Las Fraguas was 166 as of the year 2004. The town is located from the municipality capital, Arenas de Iguña, and 180 meters (591 feet) above sea level. The Palace of Las Fraguas ('' El Palacio de los Hornillos''), where '' The Others'' was filmed, can be found here. Within the palace are the Praying Sculptures of the Acebedos, which were declared to be of special cultural significance in 2003. The sculptures have been dated to the 17th century, when they belonged to the now ruined Palace of the Acebedos in the municipality of Entrambasaguas Entrambasaguas is a small municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain, 25 km south of the Bay of Santander. It is moderately mountainous, and the origin of the Aguanaz River, which once drove 23 watermills and merges .... References *Cantabria 102 Municipios (Spanish) http://www.cantabria102mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohiño
Cohiño is a town in the Arenas de Iguña municipality of the Spanish region of Cantabria. Locally the town is also known as Palazuelos. In the year 2004 the population of Cohiño was 71. The village is located from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 180 meters (591 feet) above sea level. Several historical sites can be found in Cohiño, notably the parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ... of Santa Marina, built during the 15th or 16th century, and the hermitage of the Remedies. ReferencesCantabria 102 Municipios Towns in Spain {{Cantabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
