Las Merindades

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.

"Merindades" redirects here. For the administrative division in general, see merindad.
Las Merindades
Comarca
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCastile and León Castile and León
ProvinceFlag of Burgos Burgos
CapitalFlag of Villarcayo Villarcayo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityMedina de Pomar
Websitemancomunidadlasmerindades.es

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
Comarcas of Burgos.
  Páramos
  Alfoz de Burgos
  Odra y Pisuerga
  Arlanza
  Ribera del Duero
  Merindades
  Ebro
  La Bureba
  Montes de Oca
  Sierra de la Demanda

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

Municipalities (26)[1]

See also

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

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