Zurita | |
Settlement Type: | Locality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Santander Bay |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipio |
Subdivision Type5: | Judicial district |
Coordinates: | 43.3486°N -3.9878°W |
Elevation M: | 54 |
Population Total: | 905 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 39479 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Zurita is a village in the municipality of Piélagos in Cantabria, Spain. The elevation of this town is 54 meters (177 feet) above sea level, and it is located 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the municipal capital, Renedo de Piélagos; 21 km (13 miles) from the capital of the province, Santander, and 7 km (4.3 miles) from the second largest city in the community, Torrelavega. In 2015 it had a population of 905 inhabitants (INE).
Among its sights are two palaces, the Llana and the Rueda, as well as two seventeenth century churches, San Julián and San Martín. The stele of Zurita, which is the emblem of the Town Hall of Piélagos, was found here; a Cantabrian stele, it represents a rider, his horse, a squire, and below them a soldier who is being devoured by a vulture.[1]
The town of Zurita also features an eighteenth century flour mill, although at one time it had at least one more.[2]