Valdeolea

Valdeolea
—  Municipality  —
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Valdeolea Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 4°9′44″W / 42.87778°N 4.16222°W / 42.87778; -4.16222Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 4°9′44″W / 42.87778°N 4.16222°W / 42.87778; -4.16222
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Campoo
Judicial district	Reinosa
Government
– Mayor	Ángel Calderón Sainz
Area
– Total	83.72 km2 (32.3 sq mi)
Elevation	953 m (3,127 ft)
Population (2009)
– Total	1,216
– Density	14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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Valdeolea is a municipality in Cantabria, northern Spain. It is located in a hill region crossed by the Camesa river and its numerous affluents.

It is formed by 19 towns and villages: Barriopalacio, Bercedo, Camesa, Castrillo del Haya, Cuena, El Haya, Las Henestrosas de las Quintanillas, Hoyos, La Loma, Mata de Hoz, Mataporquera, Matarrepudio, Olea, La Quintana, Las Quintanillas, Rebolledo, Reinosilla, San Martín de Hoyos e Santa Olalla. Metaporquera is the largest of them, with some 1,000 inhabitants, and also the municipal seat.

The municipal territory is home to eight menhirs, located on the left bank of the Comesa in the Monte Omeda site. It also houses remains from the Roman age and the Middle Ages. Also notable is the Romanesque churches of Santa Eulalia la Toma (1176), Santa Maria de las Henestrosas de las Quintamilla (12th century), and Santa Maria (at Olea), modified in the 16th-17th centuries.

External links

• History of Valdeolea (Spanish)