Santillana del Mar
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Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
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_Mapa.svg) Location of Santillana del Mar |
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 Santillana del Mar
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| Coordinates: 43°23′36″N 4°6′17″W / 43.39333°N 4.10472°WCoordinates: 43°23′36″N 4°6′17″W / 43.39333°N 4.10472°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Cantabria
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| Province | Cantabria | |
| Comarca | Western coast | |
| Judicial district | Torrelavega | |
| Capital | Santillana del Mar | |
| Government | ||
| • Alcalde | Isidro Rábago León (2007) (PSC-PSOE) | |
| 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 (2008) | ||
| • Total | 4,049 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 39330 | |
| Official language(s) | Spanish | |
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.
The 3,983 inhabitants (INE, 2006) are distributed as follows:
Santillana (born 1952), footballer
View of the typical architecture of this town.
Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.
One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.
The protagonist of the novel Gil Blas is born in Santillana.
In his philosophical novel "La Nausée", Sartre described Santillana as the prettiest village in Spain ("le plus joli village d'Espagne").
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