Valdeolea
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Valdeolea is a municipality in Cantabria
, northern Spain
. It is located in a hill region crossed by the Camesa river and its numerous affluents.
It is formed by 19 towns and villages: Barriopalacio, Bercedo, Camesa, Castrillo del Haya, Cuena, El Haya, Las Henestrosas de las Quintanillas, Hoyos, La Loma, Mata de Hoz, Mataporquera, Matarrepudio, Olea, La Quintana, Las Quintanillas, Rebolledo, Reinosilla, San Martín de Hoyos e Santa Olalla. Metaporquera is the largest of them, with some 1,000 inhabitants, and also the municipal seat.
The municipal territory is home to eight menhir
s, located on the left bank of the Comesa in the Monte Omeda site. It also houses remains from the Roman age and the Middle Ages. Also notable is the Romanesque
churches of Santa Eulalia la Toma (1176), Santa Maria de las Henestrosas de las Quintamilla (12th century), and Santa Maria (at Olea), modified in the 16th-17th centuries.
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
, northern Spain
Spain
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. It is located in a hill region crossed by the Camesa river and its numerous affluents.
It is formed by 19 towns and villages: Barriopalacio, Bercedo, Camesa, Castrillo del Haya, Cuena, El Haya, Las Henestrosas de las Quintanillas, Hoyos, La Loma, Mata de Hoz, Mataporquera, Matarrepudio, Olea, La Quintana, Las Quintanillas, Rebolledo, Reinosilla, San Martín de Hoyos e Santa Olalla. Metaporquera is the largest of them, with some 1,000 inhabitants, and also the municipal seat.
The municipal territory is home to eight menhir
Menhir
A menhir is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top...
s, located on the left bank of the Comesa in the Monte Omeda site. It also houses remains from the Roman age and the Middle Ages. Also notable is the Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
churches of Santa Eulalia la Toma (1176), Santa Maria de las Henestrosas de las Quintamilla (12th century), and Santa Maria (at Olea), modified in the 16th-17th centuries.