Tosantos
Tosantos | |||
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Municipality and town | |||
View of Tosantos, 2010 | |||
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Municipal location of Tosantos in Burgos province | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Castile and León | ||
Province | Burgos | ||
Comarca | Montes de Oca | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 5 km2 (2 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 818 m (2,684 ft) | ||
Population (2004) | |||
• Total | 60 | ||
• Density | 12.0/km2 (31/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
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.
Coordinates: 42°25′N 3°14′W / 42.417°N 3.233°W