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Aniezo
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Country  Spain
Autonomous community Cantabria
Province Cantabria
Comarca Liébana
Municipality Cabezón de Liébana
Elevation
683 m (2,241 ft)
Population
 (2009)
33
Distance from Santander 128.6 km (79.9 mi)
Distance from Cabezón de Liébana 6.6 km (4.1 mi)

Aniezo is a hamlet in the municipality of Cabezón de Liébana, (Cantabria, Spain). The 2009 census showed Aniezo to have a population of 33 inhabitants (INE). It is located at an altitude of 683 metres above sea level, and 6.6 km from the municipal capital, Cabezón de Liébana.

According to tradition, Saint Beatus of Liebana was born here. The fiesta of 'La Santuca' is celebrated on 2 May every year. It is a celebration that has taken place since the 15th century. A wooden carving of the Virgin Mary is carried in a procession down the mountain to the Monastery Santo Toribio de Liébana which is 15 km away. It is known as the longest procession in Spain.

Demographics

Evolución demográfica
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
31 38 39 34 37 37 33 32 32 33

Source: INE

See also

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