Santillana del Mar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Santillana del Mar
Municipality
Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Western coast
Judicial district	Torrelavega
Capital	Santillana del Mar
Area
• Total	28.46 km2 (10.99 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39330
Official language(s)	Spanish
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest Type: Non-movable Criteria: Historic ensemble Designated: 27 July 1943 Reference #: RI-53-0000008

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.

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.

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

Gallery

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  View of the typical architecture of this town.

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  Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.

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  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").

See also

In Spanish: Santillana del Mar para niños