Santa María de las Hoyas
Soria · Castilla y León
Santa María de las Hoyas is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 156 inhabitants. The town is 60 km by car from the capital of the province, Soria, and 30 km from El Burgo de Osma. Most of the land in the municipality is occupied by forests of pine trees, in which grow a wide variety of mushrooms, and wheat fields. The area also includes part of the Cañón del Río Lobos Natural Park. A Gothic church, built in 1232, is located in the town.
History
En el censo de 1785, ordenado por el conde de Floridablanca, figuraba como villa del partido de Aranda en la intendencia de Burgos, con jurisdicción de realengo y bajo la autoridad del alcalde ordinario, contaba entonces con 613 habitantes.
A la caída del Antiguo Régimen la localidad se constituye en municipio constitucional, conocido entonces como Santa María y Muñecas, en la región de Castilla la Vieja que en el censo de 1842 contaba con 124 hogares y 490 vecinos. A mediados del siglo XIX, la villa tenía contabilizadas 100 casas. Aparece descrita en el decimoprimer volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
Son de interés la iglesia de Santa María de las Hoyas y la ermita del Santo Cristo de Miranda.
What to visit
•Mirador del Castillo
•Mirador de la Lastrilla
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Fiesta patronal: Santa Maria (8)
Trails and hiking
•Senda del Río (PR-SO 65, 24.6 km)
Famous people
•Laureano Muñoz Viñarás
Town hall
Alcaldía: Paul Emmanuel Michel Borfiga
Web oficial: http://www.santamariadelashoyas.es/
Town hall of Santa María de las Hoyas
Alcaldía: Paul Emmanuel Michel Borfiga Web oficial: http://www.santamariadelashoyas.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 70 km from Soria (about 49 min by car)
- 🚗 98 km from Burgos (about 69 min by car)
- 🚗 121 km from Logroño (about 85 min by car)
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- ✈️ 95 km from Burgos airport (about 67 min by car)
- ✈️ 128 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 90 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caja Rural de Soria · 7.1 km away
- Caixabank · 8.7 km away
- Cajaviva Caja Rural Hontoria del Pinar · 8.8 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 9.8 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 1.4 km away
- Tourist office · 2.3 km away
- Tourist office · 2.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador del Castillo · 1.1 km away
- Mirador de la Lastrilla · 1.7 km away
- Mirador Vallejo el Caño · 4.5 km away
Wall
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News
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