- Santillana del Mar
Spanish city
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native_name = Santillana del Mar
spanish_name = Santillana del Mar
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image_city_map_caption = Location of Santillana del Mar
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native_language = Spanish
community = Cantabria
community_link = Cantabria
province = Cantabria
province_link = Cantabria
comarca = Western coast
comarca_link = Western coast of Cantabria
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mayor = Isidro Rábago
political_party = PSOE
political_party_link = Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
area = 28,46
altitude = 82
population = 4.022
date-population = 2007
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density = 141,32
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website = http://www.santillanadelmar.com/
postal_code = 39330
area_code =Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in
Cantabria ,Spain . Certain features of this historical town includes Altamira Caves (Cuevas de Altamira) and many historic buildings, attracting thousands of holiday-makers 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) and has no sea (Mar) as implied by the town's name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana (or Santa Illana) whose remains are in the kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery.
External links
* [http://www.cantabria102municipios.com/occidente/santillana_mar/descripcion_general.htm Santillana del Mar] - Cantabria 102 Municipios
* [http://www.rutasporcantabria.com/comillas_pictures.php Pictures of Santillana del Mar]
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