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Vallecas

Vallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas (population 240,917) and Villa de Vallecas (population 65,162). Vallecas was an independent village until 1950 when it became part of Madrid.

Located at 40.3833, -3.61667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Madrid

Cementerio de la Almudena

The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena (English: Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery) is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Madrid and one of the largest in Western Europe. The number of persons buried is estimated to be about five million, larger than the population of Madrid itself, since it was the main cemetery for the entire city from 1884 to 1973, and from the 1920s was almost the only one for the majority of the population of Madrid.

Located at 40.4193, -3.64059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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1884 establishments, 1973 disestablishments, Cemeteries in Spain, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Parks in Madrid

Torrespaña

Torrespaña (literally "Spain Tower") is a 231 m steel-and-concrete television tower located in Madrid, Spain. National terrestrial television channels RTVE, Telecinco and Antena 3, as well as the autonomic channel Telemadrid, along with a few radio stations, broadcast from the tower. The tower was built in 1982, commemorating the FIFA World Cup celebrated in Spain that year.

Located at 40.4203, -3.66417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Towers in Spain, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Buildings and structures completed in 1982, Communication towers

Cerro de los Ángeles

The Cerro de los Ángeles (Hill of the Angels) is a famous hill located in Getafe, Spain, about 10 km south of Madrid. The site is famous for being considered the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula. On top of the hill there is a 14th century monastery named Our Lady of the Angels (Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles), as well as the Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Monumento al Sagrado Corazón), built in 1919 to dedicate the country and inaugurated by king Alfonso XIII.

Located at 40.3086, -3.68444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.795 miles away.
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Geography of Spain, Getafe, Destroyed landmarks, Mountain monuments and memorials, Monuments and memorials in Spain, Colossal statues of Jesus

San Blas (Madrid)

San Blas is a district at the east of Madrid's city centre. The population of the district is estimated in 149,909.

Located at 40.426, -3.61276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Retiro (Madrid)

Retiro is a district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of 5.38 km2, the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058.

Located at 40.4081, -3.67673 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Moratalaz

Moratalaz is a district of Madrid, Spain. It is a well known area because musicians such as Melendi and Alejandro Sanz have lived there. Moratalaz is on east of municipality of Madrid, it has 634.42 km² of surface area and is delineated by the highways of M-30 to the west, M-40 to the east, M23 to the north and A-3 to the south.

Located at 40.4099, -3.64444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

La Marañosa

La Marañosa is a locality of Madrid, Spain. Its hills (700 metres high) overlook both banks of the Jarama river. The locality is known for being home of The "Fabrica Nacional de Productos Quimicos" (National factory of chemical products) which supplied the Spanish Army of Africa with chemical warfare agents during the Rif rebellion between 1923 and 1927. On February 5, 1937 and during the Spanish Civil War, the locality was the scene of the Battle of Jarama.

Located at 40.2667, -3.58333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.791 miles away.
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Getafe, Municipalities in the Community of Madrid, Populated places in Madrid

Entrevías

Entrevías is a neighborhood in the district of Puente de Vallecas in the southeastern portion of Madrid, Spain. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the population of Entrevías in 2006 was 37,790.

Located at 40.4, -3.68333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Wards of Madrid

Spanish National Observatory

The Spanish National Observatory is an astronomical observatory with several facilities in the Madrid area. The historic building in the Parque del Buen Retiro was built in 1790 as the Royal Observatory. Equipped with a Hershel telescope, it took over the purely astronomical work of the naval observatory, the Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada, in the south of the country.

Located at 40.411, -3.678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Spain, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Infrastructure completed in 1790, 1790 establishments in Spain, Libraries in Madrid, Bienes de Interés Cultural, Juan de Villanueva buildings, Neoclassical architecture in Spain

Assembly of Madrid

The Assembly of Madrid or Madrid Assembly (English: Asamblea de Madrid) is the unicameral regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Madrid since the approval of the Madrid Charter of Autonomy in 1983.

Located at 40.382, -3.6623 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Legislatures of the Spanish Autonomous Communities, Community of Madrid, Unicameral legislatures

Buen Retiro Palace

Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid was a large palace complex designed by the architect Alonso Carbonell (c. 1590–1660) and built on the orders of Philip IV of Spain as a secondary residence and place of recreation (hence its name). It was built in what was then the eastern limits of the city of Madrid. Today what little remains of its buildings and gardens forms the Retiro Park.

Located at 40.4137, -3.68169 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Palaces in Madrid, Royal residences in Spain, Destroyed landmarks

Duratón, Segovia

Duratón is a district of Sepúlveda, Segovia, located alongside the Duratón River, from which it takes its name. It is well known for its Romanesque church, La Asunción de María. Roman ruins have been found here, as well as a necropolis of the Visigothic era.

Located at 40.2853, -3.67861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.793 miles away.
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Province of Segovia

Nueva Numancia (Madrid Metro)

Nueva Numancia is a station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro, in the Puente de Vallecas district of the Spanish capital. Accessible from numbers 47, 54, 69 and 76 of the Avenida de la Albufera, it was opened on 2 July 1962. This is a translation from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Located at 40.395, -3.663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.800 miles away.
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Madrid Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1962

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604.3 km .

Located at 40.4, -3.68333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas previously known as Estadio Teresa Rivero is a multi-use stadium in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rayo Vallecano. The stadium holds 14,708 spectators and was opened in 1976.

Located at 40.3919, -3.65896 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.800 miles away.
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Football venues in Spain, Rugby union stadiums in Spain, Sports venues in Madrid

Caja Mágica

La Caja Mágica ("The Magic Box'"), also known as the Manzanares Park Tennis Center, is a sports structure located at the Park Manzanares, used for the Madrid Masters tournament in Madrid, Spain. There are three courts under the one structure, and a series of retractable roofs. The main stadium has a seating capacity of 12,442. There are two smaller courts in the structure, with Court 1 able to hold 3,500 people, and Court 2 to hold 2,500 people.

Located at 40.3689, -3.68415 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Spain, Tennis venues in Spain, Basketball venues in Spain, Sports venues in Madrid

Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha

The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a large church in central Madrid on the avenue of the Ciudad de Barcelona, #3. It is one of the three basilica churches in Madrid, alongside the Our Father Jesús de Medinaceli and San Francisco el Grande. The buildings on the site have a long history. The original name refers to a lost icon from a chapel which was found among some high grasses, (called Tocha) during the time of the Reconquista.

Located at 40.4055, -3.6837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Churches in Madrid, Basilica churches in Spain

Vicálvaro

Vicálvaro is a district in the southeast of Madrid, Spain, and a former municipality in its own right.

Located at 40.4042, -3.60806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Puente de Vallecas

Puente de Vallecas (Bridge of Vallecas) is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. It forms, with the district of Villa de Vallecas, the geographical area of Vallecas.

Located at 40.3982, -3.66906 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Villa de Vallecas

Villa de Vallecas (Village of Vallecas) is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. It forms, with the district of Puente de Vallecas, the geographical area of Vallecas.

Located at 40.3796, -3.62135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Madrid Open (tennis)

The Madrid Open, currently sponsored by Mutua, is a male and female professional tennis tournament, currently held in Madrid, Spain, during the first week of May. The event is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. In the past it has also been known as the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open and before that the Madrid Masters.

Located at 40.3688, -3.684 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Madrid Open (tennis), Indoor tennis tournaments, Tennis tournaments in Spain, Hard court tennis tournaments, ATP Tour, WTA Tour, Tennis tournaments in Madrid, Recurring sporting events established in 1990, 1990 establishments in Spain

Valdebernardo (Madrid Metro)

Valdebernardo is a station on line 9 of Madrid Metro which runs under Indalecio Prieto Boulevard, in the Vicálvaro district of Madrid district. It is part of Tariff Zone A. The station opened its doors on 1 December 1998. The project leaders rejected the original name "Lucio de Mingo" (a famous military and war hero for some parts of the population) because of possible conflict.

Located at 40.3997, -3.62167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.800 miles away.
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Madrid Metro stations

Atocha (Madrid)

Atocha is a central ward (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela.

Located at 40.4008, -3.68368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.801 miles away.
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Wards of Madrid

Ciudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano

Ciudad Deportiva Fundación Rayo Vallecano is the training ground of Rayo Vallecano, is located in Madrid.

Located at 40.376, -3.613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.799 miles away.
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Association football training grounds, Rayo Vallecano