Solorzano

Solórzano is a Spanish municipality and town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, belonging to the Trasmiera region. The municipal area limits to the north with the municipality of Hazas de Cesto and Ribamontán al Monte, to the east with Voto, to the south with Ruesga and to the west with Entrambasaguas. It is located in a valley irrigated by a low-flowing river called Campiazo, 37 kilometers from Santander.

Geography

Localities

• The Collada
• Fresnedo
• Garzón
• Regolfo
• Riya
• Riolastras
• Solórzano (capital)

Bordering municipalities

Northwest: Ribamontán al Monte	North: Doas de Cesto	Northeast: Doas de Cesto y Voto
West: Entrambasaguas		This: Vote
Southwest: Entrambasaguas	South: Ruesga	Sureste: Ruesga

Transports

Road

The following roads belonging to the Secondary Road Network of Cantabria run through the municipality of Solorzano:

• CA-266: High of Jesus on the Mount - Hazas de Cesto - Riva.
• CA-267: Solórzano - Bádames.

And the following roads of the Local Network:

• CA-652: Hoznayo - Riaño.
• CA-653: Access to Riaño.
• CA-673: Solórzano - Quintana.
• CA-674: Access to Riolastras.
• CA-675: Access to Fresnedo.

Buses

The following public transport line circulates through this municipality:

• Turytrans: Solars - Riaño

Toponymy

Philologists such as Rafael Lapesa attribute the toponym Solórzano to an influence of the pre-Roman words "field" or "meadow". In the past it would be called Selórzeno. In the year 1618 it is said that Mr. Juan Fernando Mioño y Bravo de Hoyos y Solórzano Acebedo was lord of the house of Solórzano.

History

The first news we have of the parish church of San Pedro that is located in this town dates back to the year 1615, the body of it must have been built between 1590 and 1630, according to Karen Mazarrasa Mowinckel, author of a book on the monumental heritage of this municipality. The presbytery houses the altarpiece of San Pedro, a baroque work of pre-Churrigueresque style, made between 1694 and 1702 by the masters Juan del Arroyo, Bartolomé de la Bodega and Juan de Lombera. Within the chapter of civil architecture, the most notable is the Palacio del Campo Solórzano, located in the Puente neighborhood. It is a building perhaps from the middle of the XVII century.

Heritage

The palace of Antonio Maura stands out, an asset of local interest, as well as two inventoried assets: the “Campo Solórzano” mansion and the hermitage of San Sebastián.

Demography

The municipality has an area of 25.48 km². In 2022 it had a population of 1,068 inhabitants and a density of 41.91 inhabitants/km².

Graphic of demographic evolution of Solórzano between 1842 and 2021

Population of law according to population censuses of the INE.Population in fact according to population censuses of the INE.

Graphic of demographic evolution of Solórzano between 1998 and 2022

Population as of 1 January according to the municipal register of the INE.

Administration

On February 17, 2007, Spain's oldest mayor, Luis Gómez de la Sota, died at the age of 89. He was in charge of Solórzano for 48 years, at first with Alianza Popular (AP), later with Unión para el Progreso de Cantabria (UPCA) and finally with the Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC). After the elections of May 27 In 2007, Javier González Barquín (PRC) was elected mayor. In November 2015 he was replaced due to illness by Gema Perojo García (PRC) as acting mayor until May 16, 2017, when she took office as mayor of Solórzano. The following tables show the results of the municipal elections held in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.