Cohiño
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Cohiño is a town in the Arenas de Iguña
Arenas de Iguña
Arenas de Iguña is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of 1,927 inhabitants.-Towns:*Arenas de Iguña *Bostronizo*Cohiño*Las Fraguas*Los Llares*Palacio...

 municipality of the Spanish
Spain
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 region of Cantabria
Cantabria
Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...

. Locally the town is also known as Palazuelos. In the year 2004 the population of Cohiño was 71. The village is located 0.6 kilometre (0.372823641989884 mi) from the capital of the municipality, Arenas de Iguña, and 180 meters (591 feet) above sea level. Several historical sites can be found in Cohiño, notably the parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 of Santa Marina, built during the 15th or 16th century, and the hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...

of the Remedies.

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