Entrambasaguas | |
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 View to the village of Entrambasaguas from the Vizmaya Peak. | |
 Coat of arms | |
_Mapa.svg) Location of Entrambasaguas | |
  Entrambasaguas Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′40″N 3°40′36″W / 43.37778°N 3.67667°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Cantabria |
| Province | Cantabria |
| Comarca | Trasmiera |
| Judicial district | Medio Cudeyo |
| Capital | Entrambasaguas |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | María Jesús Susinos Tarreroa (2003)[1] (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.2 km2 (16.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,090 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Entrambasaguas is a small municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain, 25 km south of the Bay of Santander. It is moderately mountainous, and the origin of the Aguanaz River, which once drove 23 watermills and merges with the Miera River. Limestone caves with Paleolithic rock art and burial sites from the Bronze Age exist. Iron was mined here from prehistoric times, used in the Royal Artillery Factory of La Cavada, which supplied the Armada, and eventually brought some wealth during the Renaissance. First mentioned in 1210, this rural area of Green Spain consists of six towns an area of 43.2 square km, totaling about 5,000 inhabitants as of 2015, having nearly doubled since 2005.
- ^ "Bienvenido Ayuntamiento de Entrambasaguas, n.d, retrieved 1 February 2016". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.