Torrelavega

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Torrelavega is a town in Cantabria near the north coast of Spain. It's 28 km southwest of the regional capital Santander, so it's a commuter town for the city and is mostly industrial, with a population in 2025 of 52,000. It's named for its 13th century founder Garci Lasso de la Vega I, whose descendants built the tower - torre. That's long gone, and the most prominent towers today are those of the chemical works north side of town.

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