Salces

Salces is a hamlet in , and has about 218 residents and an elevation of 870 metres. Salces is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Hamlet with 218 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Cantabria, Spain
  • Postal code: 39212

Places of Interest

Highlights include Híjar River and La Casona.

River
The or The Híjar is a river in northern whose waters give rise to the . This was accredited as early as 1862 by Pedro Antonio de Mesa in the first known hydrogeographic survey.

Library
is a library, which is situated 2½ km east of Salces.

Tourism office
is a tourism office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fontibre and Fresno del Río.

Hamlet
Photo: Esv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality of the municipality , in . It is located 3 km from . The source of the River is located in . The name derives from the Latin words Fontes Iberis, meaning "Springs of Iberia".

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Town
is a municipality in , Spain. As of 2009, it has 10,307 inhabitants. The municipality, one of the smallest by land area in Cantabria, is notable for being one of the nearest towns to the headwaters of the River. is situated 2½ km east of Salces.

Salces

Latitude
43.00697° or 43° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
-4.16902° or 4° 10′ 9″ west
Population
218
Elevation
870 metres (2,854 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ES SAE
Open location code
8CMQ2R4J+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288258397
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3111068
Wiki­data ID
Q9072825
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Salces” goes by many names.

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