Liérganes

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Liérganes

Total population

940

Elevation110 m

Land area36.73 km²

Coordinates43.35°, -3.74°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Liérganes is a municipality and a locality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It is bordered in the north by Medio Cudeyo, in the east by Riotuerto, in the south by Miera and in the west by Penagos. The river Miera flows through the village, supplying the spas of Liérganes. It has a rail link which links it to Santander. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 2,391 inhabitants. It has been named one of the most beautiful villages in Spain.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

Spanish politician and chemist (1951-2019)

Manuel Preciado Rebolledo

Spanish football player/manager (1957–2012)

V

Vicente Acero

Spanish Baroque architect

Paco Gento

Spanish footballer (1933–2022)

Juan Antonio Gutiérrez de la Concha

Spanish military personnel and governor of Córdoba

A

Antonio Ibáñez de la Riva Herrera

Spanish inquisitor (1633-1710)

D

Daniel Sotres

Spanish footballer

Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta

Spanish cardinal (1803–1876)

F

Fernando García Lorenzo

Spanish association football player (1912-1990)

Francisco Cajigal de la Vega

Spanish general and Viceroy

E

Enrique Aja

Spanish bicycle racer

C

César de la Hoz

Spanish footballer

F

Fernando Cagigal

Spanish writer

A

Aurelio G. Larraya

Spanish cinematographer (1921-1989)

Anselmo de la Portilla

Spanish journalist

B

Benito Huerta

Spanish politician and lawyer (1936-2006)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Cantabria

• La Cavada
  2 mi away · pop. 1,095
• Valdecilla
  2.3 mi away · pop. 793
• Solares
  2.7 mi away · pop. 4,054
• Penagos
  3.2 mi away · pop. 372
• El Bosque
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,554
• Entrambasaguas
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,860
• La Helguera
  3.9 mi away
• Pontejos
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,582
• Miera
  5.1 mi away
• El Astillero
  5.3 mi away · pop. 11,986
• Rubayo
  5.3 mi away · pop. 521
• Liaño
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,515

Browse all places in Cantabria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Liérganes

Discursos

1972

La Real Fábrica de Artillería de La Cavada

José Manuel Maza Uslé · 2007

Historia de una empresa siderúrgica española

José N. Alcalá-Zamora · 1974

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