Canal de Castilla

The Canal of Castile is a canal in the north of . Constructed between the last half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, it was conceived to facilitate the transportation of wheat from Castille to the ports in the Bay of Biscay for export.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Herrera de Pisuerga and Pisoraca.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herrera de Pisuerga and Hinojal de Ríopisuerga.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, , . It takes its name from the . According to the 2004 census, the municipality had a population of 2,457 inhabitants.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Canal de Castilla.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Canal de Castilla.

Canal de Castilla

Latitude
42.57991° or 42° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude
-4.31661° or 4° 18′ 60″ west
Elevation
831 metres (2,726 feet)
Open location code
8CJQHMHM+X9
Geo­Names ID
3125825
Wiki­data ID
Q1032560
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Canal de Castilla” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gaztelako kanala”
  • Catalan: “Canal de Castella”
  • Cebuano: “Canal de Castilla”
  • Chinese: “卡斯蒂利亚运河”
  • Chinese: “卡斯蒂利亞運河”
  • Dutch: “Canal de Castilla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كاستيلا”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo de Kastilio”
  • French: “canal de Castille”
  • French: “Canal de Castille”
  • Galician: “Canle de Castela”
  • German: “Canal de Castilla”
  • German: “Kanal de Castilla”
  • German: “Kastilischer Kanal”
  • Portuguese: “Canal de Castela”
  • Russian: “Канал Кастилии”
  • Russian: “Кастильский канал”
  • Slovenian: “Canal de Castilla”
  • Slovenian: “Kastiljski prekop”
  • Spanish: “Canal de castilla”
  • Spanish: “Canal de Castilla”
  • Spanish: “El Canal de Castilla”
  • Swedish: “Canal de Castilla”

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