Manzanares el Real

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Manzanares el Real
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Castle of the Mendoza in Manzanares el Real
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Manzanares el Real
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°43′38″N3°51′40″W / 40.72722°N 3.86111°W / 40.72722; -3.86111
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Community of Madrid
Comarca Cuenca Alta del Manzanares
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Labrador Vioque
Area
  Total128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Elevation
908 m (2,979 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total8,597
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym Manzanariegos/as
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website

Manzanares el Real is a 8,936 inhabitant town (2020 statistics from ine.es) in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid. It is located at the foot of La Pedriza, a part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and next to the embalse de Santillana (the Santillana reservoir).

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Main sights

Bus

There are three lines passing through the village, which are the following:

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Ruins of El Castillo Viejo de Manzanares el Real or Plaza de Armas, showing one of its four towers. Castillo viejo de Manzanares el Real.jpg
Ruins of El Castillo Viejo de Manzanares el Real or Plaza de Armas, showing one of its four towers.