Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and

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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 ...

. Located between the cities of

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and

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, Colindres has a population of 8,453 (

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2018).

Overview

In Colindres, the

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flows into the

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, forming the

Santoña Santoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and ...

estuary, which is the most important SPA in northern

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, which is also known as the Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, which Colindres is a part of. The town has the second

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in the region. Its festivities during the summer are very popular in the region, and perhaps the most popular and the one which attracts the most people is the

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festival ''SAUGA''. Colindres' neighboring city, Laredo, has a long

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, ''La Salvé'', with more than 5 km. this is the best place of cantabria .

Sister cities

Le Haillan Le Haillan (; oc, Halhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in south-western France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. Population Sister cities * Colindres, Spain * Kalampaka, Greece ...

(

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)

Notable people

* Antonio Laserna (1752–1823), bibliographer and writer

References

External links

*
Ayuntamiento de Colindres
– Pictures of Colindres (Spanish)

- Cantabria 102 Municipios

Vista de Colindres

Municipalities in Cantabria {{Cantabria-geo-stub