Matienzo
Matienzo is the name of a village and a karst depression some 25 km southeast of Santander in Ruesga municipality, Cantabria, northern Spain. The limestone around Matienzo is riddled with caves which have been extensively explored over the last 50 years by Spanish and British cavers.Photo: Tony Rotondas, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Hamlet with 209 residents
- Description: human settlement in Ruesga, Cantabria, Spain
- Postal code: 39812
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riva and Riaño.
Riaño
Hamlet
Photo: Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riaño is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Matienzo.
Matienzo
- Category: locality
- Location: Ruesga, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.31396° or 43° 18′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.584° or 3° 35′ 2″ westPopulation
209Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
8CMR8C78+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 288259848OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3117139Wikidata ID
Q6787436
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