Tosantos

Tosantos
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 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 / 42.417; -3.233


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