Tosantos | |
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Municipality and town | |
![]() View of Tosantos, 2010 | |
![]() Municipal location of Tosantos in Burgos province | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Comarca | Montes de Oca |
Area | |
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 818 m (2,684 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 57 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 09258 |
Website | http://www.tosantos.es/ |
Tosantos is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 60 inhabitants. Tosantos is located on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a 1200-year-old pilgrimage route that runs through France and Northern Spain to the Spanish city of Santiago. The hamlet has a pilgrim hostel which is open from April through October and hosts up to 50 pilgrims a night.
800 years ago a woman, known as La Ermita, lived in a cave in the cliffs above Tosantos and ministered to the passing Pilgrims. A chapel has been built into that cave and once a year, on Fiesta day, the inhabitants of Tosantos hold a procession through the town, up the winding path to the cave and give thanks to God, Santa Maria and La Ermita for blessing the town.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.