Vispieres is a town located in the municipality of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain. It is located 2 kilometers south of the municipal capital, Santillana del Mar. In this town, you will find the cave of paintings of Altamira and the Zoo. It is located 119 meters above sea level. In 2011, it had a population of 339 inhabitants (INE). It celebrates the feast of St. George on April 23.[3]

Vispieres
Town
Vispieres is located in Cantabria
Vispieres
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Location within Vispieres
Vispieres is located in Spain
Vispieres
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Vispieres (Spain)
Coordinates: 43°22′22″N 4°5′59″W / 43.37278°N 4.09972°W / 43.37278; -4.09972
Country Spain
Autonomous community Cantabria
Province Cantabria
MunicipalitySantillana del Mar
Dimensions
 • Width36 km (22 mi)
Elevation
119 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total325 [1]
Demonymvivedense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39360
The remains of Vispieres castle on Vispieres peak.

Within its borders is the peak Vispieres, which reaches an altitude of 226 meters. It is ascended from the same town of Vispieres. The summit offers panoramic views of the central coast of Cantabria and in it there are remains of a castillo medieval.

Within the mythology, there is a well-known female character called Viejuca de Vispieres, witch a beneficent native of the place.

Demographics edit

Historical population
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
286 299 304 320 323 344 337 342 335 342 344 339 354 355 354 353 344 342 343 339 325
Source: INE[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ Campuzano, Enrique; Santillana del Mar, the town and its villages. Ed. Ayuntamiento de Santillana del Mar (2001). ISBN 84-931754-2-0.
  4. ^ "INE: Vispieres". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.