Castañares de las Cuevas

Castañares de las Cuevas is a ghost town in the municipality of Viguera, in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain.

Photo: Juanje 2712, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Spain
Also known as: “Castanares de las Cuevas”
Postal code: 26121

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peña Bajenza.

Peña Bajenza

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peña Bajenza is a large rock formation situated just above the village of Viguera part of the municipality of Viguera in the Spanish province of La Rioja. Peña Bajenza is situated 4 km east of Castañares de las Cuevas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panzares and Islallana.

Panzares

Hamlet

Photo: Deivid, Public domain.

Panzares is a village in the municipality of Viguera, in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. As of 2018 had a population of 20 people. Panzares is situated 2½ km southwest of Castañares de las Cuevas.

Islallana

Hamlet

Photo: Juanma232, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Islallana is a village in the municipality of Nalda, in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. As of 2018 had a population of 122 people. Islallana is situated 3½ km northeast of Castañares de las Cuevas.

Sorzano

Village

Photo: Deivid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sorzano is a municipality in the autonomous community of La Rioja. It is located near the capital Logroño and has a population of 263 inhabitants as of January 2006. Sorzano also has 10.23 km extension. Sorzano is situated 4 km northeast of Castañares de las Cuevas.

Castañares de las Cuevas

Categories: human settlement, abandoned village, single entity of population, and locality
Location: Viguera, La Rioja, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.31045° or 42° 18′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.55435° or 2° 33′ 16″ west

Elevation

639 metres (2,096 feet)

Open location code

8CJV8C6W+57

OpenStreetMap ID

node 254940635

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3125986

Wikidata ID

Q5756720

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Satellite Map

Discover Castañares de las Cuevas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Breton to Spanish—“Castañares de las Cuevas” goes by many names.

Breton: “Castañares de las Cuevas”
Dutch: “Castañares de las Cuevas”
Spanish: “Castañares de las Cuevas”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Campo Equitación and Cueva-Castillo de Castañares.

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