Pedreña is a village in the municipality of

Marina de Cudeyo Marina de Cudeyo is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 5,000 inhabitants. Its capital is Rubayo. Towns * Rubayo (capital) *Pedreña * Pontejos *Gajan ...

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, northern

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. As of 2010, its population was 1,454. Although located from

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by road, it lies on a peninsula only about across the bay from Santander, separated from land to the east by the mouth of the

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. Pedreña and other parts of Santander Bay can be reached by boats which leave from Santander at regular intervals. The most famous son of Pedreña is golfer

Seve Ballesteros Severiano Ballesteros Sota (; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 inte ...

(1957–2011); the main avenue in the village is named after him.

History

Pedreña Cemetery is located in the ruins of the ancient parish church. The church was under the patronage of San Pedro de Ambojo. This name appears in several documents to refer to the current location of Pedreña. This medieval church is dated to the 14th or 15th century. During the

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the church was destroyed and left as a ruin. The golf course, Real Golf de Pedreña, lies on the coast to the east of the village and opened in 1928 with fine views of the bay of Santander. In 1983, during development works, several slab tombs revealed a collection of some 72 silver medieval coins, which have been dated between the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. This important "hoard" is preserved in the Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology and the cemetery was declared a site of Cultural Interest in 2002. The present parish church, Iglesia de San Pedro was built in 1950s and its construction attempted to revive elements of traditional religious architecture in the area. The work of the church belongs to the artist and painter Santander Fernando Calderon, inspired by

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frescoes. The main festival held here is San Pedro Pedreña, a festival with great tradition. It is attended by many people from both the municipality and other surrounding towns, on 29 June every year, near the golf course. Fishing is also popular in Pedreña.

Geography

Pedreña lies on a peninsula only about across the bay from Santander. The main road through the village is the CA-141 which connects it to village of

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just across the mouth of the

to the east of the village. Rubayo lies along this road, to the south of the village. A small

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lies on the sea front, from the golf course and a

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is also held.

Notable landmarks

* Real Golf de Pedreña *Puerto Deportivo de Marina Pedreña *Iglesia parroquial de San Pedro *Casa de los Padres Jesuitas o del Conde Portillo *Casa de Nocedal *Escuelas

Notable people

Golfer

(1957–2011) was born and died in Pedreña. He learned the game while playing on the beaches near his home, at the time while he was supposed to be in school, mainly using a 3-iron given to him by his older brother Manuel when he was eight years old. Also born or living in this village were golfers Ramón Sota Ocejo (1938–2012), an uncle of Ballesteros, and José Manuel Carriles Corino (1963), the hockey player Pilar González Noval (1959) and the basketball player

David Doblas David Jesús Doblas Portilla (born August 6, 1981 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Shiga Lakes of the Japanese B.League. At 2.09 m (6'10¼") and 124 kg (274 lbs.), he plays at the center ...

(1981). The main avenue is named after Ballesteros. Training trainera Pedreña Santander

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