Puente Viesgo

Puente Viesgo
Flag of Puente Viesgo
Coat of arms of Puente Viesgo
Puente Viesgo is located in Cantabria
Puente Viesgo
Puente Viesgo
Location of Puente Viesgo within Cantabria
Puente Viesgo is located in Spain
Puente Viesgo
Puente Viesgo
Location of Puente Viesgo within Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′2″N 3°57′47″W / 43.30056°N 3.96306°W / 43.30056; -3.96306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCantabria
ProvinceCantabria
ComarcaValles Pasiegos
Government
 • MayorAlejandro Sáez García (2010) (PRC)
Area
 • Total36.14 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Highest elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Lowest elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,868
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Spanish: torancés (m.), torancesa (f.)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Puente Viesgo is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. Caves have been discovered near Puente Viesgo that contain rock art and artefacts dating back to the Middle and Upper Paleolithic.[2]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Aguirre, Emiliano (1996). "El hombre fósil," 80 años después: volumen conmemorativo del 50 aniversario de la muerte de Hugo Obermaier. Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-84-8102-139-4.