Colmenar Viejo

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City Coat of Arms
General Information
Autonomous community: Madrid
Province: Madrid
Postal code: 28770
Area code: 34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid)
Homepage: www.colmenarviejo.es
Flag of Colmenar Viejo
Flag of the city of Colmenar Viejo
Map: Colmenar Viejo in the community
Politics
Mayor Jose Maria de Federico (PP)
Population
Population: 39579 (2005)
Population density: 216 inh/km²
Geography
Area: 183 km²
Location: 40º 40' n.
3º 46' w.
Altitude 800 m

Colmenar Viejo is a town of about 40,000 inhabitants, located in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.


[edit] Tourism

The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:

  • Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
  • Ermita de Remedios, saint of the town
  • Visigothic archaeological tombs


[edit] Festivities

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 40°39′32″N, 3°45′57″W