municipality · Matanzas
Cárdenas
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas, is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, about 116 km (72 mi) by air [156 km (97 mi) by road] east o
Обзор
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas, is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, about 116 km (72 mi) by air [156 km (97 mi) by road] east of Havana. Cárdenas is the 15th most-populated Cuban city and the second most populated one not being a provincial seat, after Manzanillo.
Cárdenas — это муниципалитет в регионе Matanzas, Куба. Расположен примерно на 23.038°, -81.202°.
История этого места
Поселение восходит к 1828 году. Здесь родились: Danell Leyva (р. 1991), Virgilio Piñera, кубинский поэт (1912–1979) и Ernest Sosa (р. 1940). Здесь скончались: José Arechabala, испанский промышленник (1847–1923).
Находится в провинции Matanzas.
Ближайшие отмеченные места в атласе: Varadero (14 км на северо-запад) и Matanzas (38 км на запад).
Связан с история, архитектура и местная культура.
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Emergency
- 106Police (PNR)Recent
- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
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What's near Cárdenas
Where to stay, eat & explore in Cárdenas
Рядом
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Отмеченные на карте места поблизости
Именованные места из OpenStreetMap поблизости, ближайшие первыми, с указанием расстояния.
Среди отмеченных на карте мест поблизости — José Antonio Echeverría, Catedral de Cárdenas, Plaza Malacoff, Iglesia Metodista de Cárdenas, José Martí, Templo Adventista del Séptimo Día, Fines и El Carmen.
- José Antonio Echeverría · monument
- 0.1 km
- Catedral de Cárdenas · church
- 0.3 km
- Plaza Malacoff · market
- 0.4 km
- Iglesia Metodista de Cárdenas · church
- 0.5 km
- José Martí · artwork
- 0.7 km
- Templo Adventista del Séptimo Día · church
- 1.0 km
- Fines · neighbourhood
- 3.9 km
- El Carmen · hamlet
- 9.5 km
Around Cárdenas
518 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Cárdenas, across 29 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Cárdenas.
Notable near Cárdenas
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Bahía de Cárdenas
Bays, capes & cays
The Bay of Jorge Cárdenas is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas.
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Cristóbal Colón
Attractions
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 35
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 4
⛰️ Nature & terrain 4
🏭 Industry & resources 16
🏥 Health & care 18
🎓 Education 35
🏦 Civic & services 47
🚉 Transport 6
🏟️ Sport & leisure 23
⛪ Faith 16
🛒 Shops & markets 40
🛏️ Stay 274
What Cárdenas makes
18 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 3
Central Eléctrica Cárdenas · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Cárdenas · Planta Energas Varadero
🏭 Industry 15
Aguas Varadero · Base de Ómnibus · Base de Ómnibus Transgaviota · Base de Transtur Varadero · …
Industrial heritage
3 pre-1959 sites in and around Cárdenas — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Arechabala distillery, Cárdenasrum
- Port of Cárdenasport
- San Martin Railway Stationrailway
Photos
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