Herrán
Herrán is a hamlet in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria and has about 244 residents. Herrán is situated nearby to the locality La Picona, as well as near Cuatro Caminos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 244 residents
- Description: human settlement in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain
- Also known as: “Herran”
- Postal code: 39360
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of Altamira and Santillana Zoo.
Cave of Altamira
Cave
Photo: Locutus Borg, Public domain.
The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands.
National Museum and Research Center of Altamira
Museum
Photo: Alonso de Mendoza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, also known as Altamira Museum, is a center dedicated to the conservation of, research into, and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar, Spain, named a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vispieres and Camplengo.
Herrán
- Category: locality
- Location: Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.38203° or 43° 22′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.11062° or 4° 6′ 38″ westPopulation
244Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8CMQ9VJQ+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 288260562OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3120801Wikidata ID
Q5896476
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Herrán” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Herrán (Kantabria)”
- Basque: “Herrán”
- Spanish: “Herrán”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Picona and Cuatro Caminos.
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Highlights include Posada Restaurante Camino Altamira and Osos Pardos.
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