Las Merindades
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Burgos |
| Capital |  Villarcayo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Medina de Pomar |
| 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
[edit]Located in the north of the province of Burgos, the Merindades are the birthplace of the name "Castilla".[citation needed] Most of the villages of the Merindades were quoted in the 14th-century manuscript, the Becerro de Behetrias, at the moment of the creation of the merindad subdivision by Pedro of Castile.
Administrative entities
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The capital of the comarca is Villarcayo, although the biggest town in the comarca is Medina de Pomar.
Municipalities (26)
[edit]Source:[1]
- Alfoz de Bricia (13)
- Alfoz de Santa Gadea (3)
- Arija
- Berberana (2)
- Cillaperlata
- Espinosa de los Monteros (26)
- Frías (3)
- Junta de Traslaloma (9)
- Junta de Villalba de Losa (5)
- Jurisdicción de San Zadornil (4)
- Los Altos (11)
- Medina de Pomar (36)
- Merindad de Cuesta Urria (27)
- Merindad de Montija (21)
- Merindad de Sotoscueva (26)
- Merindad de Valdeporres (16)
- Merindad de Valdivielso (14)
- Partido de la Sierra en Tobalina (3)
- Trespaderne (7)
- Valle de Losa (29)
- Valle de Manzanedo (19)
- Valle de Mena (116)
- Valle de Tobalina (35)
- Valle de Valdebezana (26)
- Valle de Zamanzas (6)
- Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja (34)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ In parentheses is the number of towns and minor local entities from each municipality
External links
[edit]- website of the Province of Burgos delegation
- Mountains in the region
- History of Merindades (Spanish)
42°56′37″N 3°32′32″W / 42.94361°N 3.54222°W
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