Las Merindades Explained

Las Merindades
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1: Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Burgos
Seat Type:Capital
Seat: Villarcayo
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Blank Info Sec1:Medina de Pomar
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Website:mancomunidadlasmerindades.es

Las Merindades is a comarca located north of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north-west by the province of Cantabria, north-east by the province of Biscay, south by La Bureba, south-east by Ebro, south-west by Páramos, and on the east by the province of Álava.

History

Located in the north of the province of Burgos, the Merindades are the birthplace of the name "Castilla". Most of the villages of the Merindades were quoted in the "Becerro de Behetrias" at the moment of the creation of the subdivision Merindad by Pedro of Castile.

Administrative Entities

The comarca capital is Villarcayo, although the biggest town in the comarca is Medina de Pomar.

Municipalities (26)[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. In parentheses is the number of towns and minor local entities from each municipality