Country Spain Capital Villarcayo Largest municipality Medina de Pomar Province Province of Burgos | Autonomous community Castile and León Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 2,821 km² | |
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Molino del canto posada de turismo rural las merindades burgos
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.
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- Molino del canto posada de turismo rural las merindades burgos
- Map of Las Merindades Burgos Spain
- History
- Administrative Entities
- References
Map of Las Merindades, Burgos, Spain
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.
References
Las Merindades Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA