This is a list of Sites of Community Importance in Cantabria .
ID | Name | Coordinates | Image |
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ES1300001 | Liébana (official name: Liébana) Other names: n/a | 43°03′26″N4°39′12″W / 43.0571°N 4.6532°W | ![]() |
ES1300002 | Montaña oriental (official name: Montaña oriental) Other names: n/a | 43°15′00″N3°36′44″W / 43.25°N 3.6123°W | |
ES1300003 | Rias occidentales y Duna de Oyambre (official name: Rias occidentales y Duna de Oyambre) Other names: n/a | 43°22′58″N4°24′30″W / 43.3828°N 4.4082°W | ![]() |
ES1300004 | Dunas de Liencres y Estuario del Pas (official name: Dunas de Liencres y Estuario del Pas) Other names: n/a | 43°28′13″N3°56′05″W / 43.4702°N 3.9348°W | ![]() |
ES1300005 | Dunas del Puntal y Estuario del Miera (official name: Dunas del Puntal y Estuario del Miera) Other names: n/a | 43°26′04″N3°44′48″W / 43.4345°N 3.7466°W | ![]() |
ES1300006 | Costa central y Ría de Ajo (official name: Costa central y Ría de Ajo) Other names: n/a | 43°29′48″N3°37′55″W / 43.4966°N 3.6319°W | ![]() |
ES1300007 | Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park (official name: Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel) Other names: n/a | 43°22′15″N3°29′34″W / 43.3708°N 3.4929°W | |
ES1300008 | Rio Deva (official name: Rio Deva) Other names: n/a | 43°09′16″N4°40′37″W / 43.1544°N 4.677°W | ![]() |
ES1300009 | Río Nansa (official name: Río Nansa) Other names: n/a | 43°15′00″N4°24′32″W / 43.25°N 4.409°W | |
ES1300010 | Río Pas (official name: Río Pas) Other names: n/a | 43°03′52″N3°51′46″W / 43.0644°N 3.8628°W | ![]() |
ES1300011 | Río Asón (official name: Río Asón) Other names: n/a | 43°11′04″N3°31′08″W / 43.1844°N 3.5188°W | ![]() |
ES1300012 | Río Agüera (official name: Río Agüera) Other names: n/a | 43°19′36″N3°17′46″W / 43.3266°N 3.2962°W | ![]() |
ES1300013 | Río y Embalse del Ebro (official name: Río y Embalse del Ebro) Other names: n/a | 42°47′21″N4°04′53″W / 42.7893°N 4.0815°W | ![]() |
ES1300014 | Río Camesa (official name: Río Camesa) Other names: n/a | 42°51′40″N4°11′01″W / 42.8612°N 4.1837°W | ![]() |
ES1300015 | Río Miera (official name: Río Miera) Other names: n/a | 43°20′43″N3°41′18″W / 43.3454°N 3.6882°W | |
ES1300016 | Sierra del Escudo (official name: Sierra del Escudo) Other names: n/a | 43°04′51″N3°55′22″W / 43.0807°N 3.9228°W | |
ES1300017 | Cueva La Rogería (official name: Cueva La Rogería) Other names: n/a | 43°23′42″N4°07′27″W / 43.395°N 4.1242°W | ![]() |
ES1300019 | Cueva del Rejo (official name: Cueva del Rejo) Other names: n/a | 43°20′24″N4°28′43″W / 43.3399°N 4.4786°W | ![]() |
ES1300020 | Río Saja (official name: Río Saja) Other names: n/a | 43°09′37″N4°14′57″W / 43.1604°N 4.2492°W | ![]() |
ES1300021 | Valles altos del Nansa y Saja y Alto Campoo (official name: Valles altos del Nansa y Saja y Alto Campoo) Other names: n/a | 42°59′12″N4°18′31″W / 42.9868°N 4.3086°W | ![]() |
ES1300022 | Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga (official name: Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga) Other names: n/a | 43°16′52″N4°21′46″W / 43.2812°N 4.3628°W | |
Cantabria is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.
Spain and its 17 autonomous communities are subdivided into 50 provinces. Spain's provincial system was recognized in its 1978 Constitution but its origin dates back to 1833 with a similar predecessor from 1822. Ceuta, Melilla, and the plazas de soberanía are not part of any provinces.
The Parliament of Cantabria, is the unicameral legislature of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. It consists of 35 members called "deputies" which are freely elected by the citizens of the region. The Parliament convenes at the Saint Raphael Hospital, an 18th century building in the City of Santander rehabilitated in the 1980s to house the Regional Assembly.
The Government of Cantabria is one of the statutory institutions that conform the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. It is the superior collegiate body that directs the politics and the Administration of his Spanish autonomous community, and at the same time the holder of the executive power as well as the regulatory authority over said territory.
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The Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga is a mountain range in Cantabria, Spain. It is a northern foothill of the Cantabrian Mountains, located between the main ranges and the Bay of Biscay. Its highest point is 927 m high Gándara.
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The Camesa is a river located in the north of Spain, a tributary of the Pisuerga.
Cave del Valle, locally also known as La Viejarrona, is located near El Cerro Village in the municipality of Rasines in Cantabria, northern Spain. The cave is the source of the Silencio River, a tributary of the Rio Ruahermosa, which in turn is a tributary of the Asón River. Notable for its prehistoric, but particularly for its speleologic significance as it is recognized as one of the longest cavities in the world. The site is very popular among cavers, who have explored a total of over 60 km (37.28 mi) so far.
The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is a grouping of 18 caves of northern Spain, which together represent the apogee of Upper Paleolithic cave art in Europe between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago. In 2008, they were collectively designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The cave of Chufín is located in the town of Riclones in Cantabria (Spain). Situated at the confluence of the Lamasón and Nansa rivers, several caves ornamented with rock art pock the steep slopes above the water. Chufín is one of the caves included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites under the entry Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Himno a la Montaña, or Himno de Cantabria, is the official anthem of the Spanish autonomous community of Cantabria. It was composed in 1926 by Juan Guerrero Urresti at the behest of the then Provincial Council of Santander and subsequent arrangements by José del Río Sainz, in the region's official anthem.
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The 2003 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
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