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Country
  
Comarca
  
Liébana

Elevation
  
683 m (2,241 ft)

Population
  
33 (2009)

Autonomous community
  
Municipality
  
Distance from Santander
  
128.6 km (79.9 mi)

Province
  
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La pisa en aniezo


Aniezo is a hamlet in the municipality of Cabezón de Liébana, (Cantabria, Spain). The 2009 census showed Aniezo to have a population of 33 inhabitants (INE). It is located at an altitude of 683 metres above sea level, and 6.6 km from the municipal capital, Cabezón de Liébana.

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Map of 39571 Aniezo, Cantabria, Spain

According to tradition, Saint Beatus of Liebana was born here. The fiesta of 'La Santuca' is celebrated on 2 May every year. It is a celebration that has taken place since the 15th century. A wooden carving of the Virgin Mary is carried in a procession down the mountain to the Monastery Santo Toribio de Liébana which is 15 km away. It is known as the longest procession in Spain.

Source: INE

Aniezo abril de 2015


Demographics

Source: INE

References

Aniezo Wikipedia


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