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- ↑ "Nomenclátor. Relación de unidades poblacionales". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ↑ "Historia: Algodor". www.rta.com.es (Red de transportes de Aranjuez) (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "Enclavamiento". www.museodelferrocarril.org/. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "LIFE Project: Recovery of urban environment and biodiversity of Aranjuez".
- ↑ "10 rutas de senderismo". www.guiadelocio.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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