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Pinto is a town in the southeast of Madrid (Spain) (40°15′N, 3°42′W).
Formerly, the belief was that Pinto sat on the geographic middle of the Iberian Peninsula, hence its name comes from the Latin Punctum, "point".
[edit] Limits
[edit] History
[edit] Religious monuments
- Ermita de San Antón ("Saint Anthony Abbot hermitage"). Its environment is now transformed by the construction of a mall. It is a victorian reconstruct without historical proof anyway.
- Ermita del Cristo ("Christ hermitage") In its interior is a crucified Christ that it enjoys great popular fervor.
- Iglesia parroquial de Santo Domingo de Silos ("Parish of Saint Dominique of Silos")
[edit] Civilian monuments
- Éboli tower, wher the princess of Eboli was held.
- Centro Cultural Infanta Cristina. It was thought until recently that this building, then known as Casa de la Cadena (House of the Chain), provided accommodation for the Catholic Monarchs, but serious historical studies have disproved such a possibility.
- Centro Municipal de Cultura ("Local Culture Center")
- Francisco Rabal Town Theatre.
[edit] Culture
A Spanish proverbial phrase is estar entre Pinto y Valdemoro, literally "being between Pinto and Valdemoro", meaning "being neither here nor there", "being undecided".
[edit] Famous locals
- Gonzalo de Arteaga, local chronist, writer and archaeologist.
- Carlos Lapeña Morón, writer.
- Pilar Oraá, sculptress.
- Diana Abad, gymnast.
- Rosario de Acuña, writer.
- Alberto Contador, winner of the 2007 Tour de France and 2008 Giro d'Italia
- Augusto Klappenbach, university professor
- Patricia Chamorro, professional football player with the Spanish Women Team
[edit] Demography
Demographics Evolution
1900 |
1950 |
1960 |
1965 |
1970 |
1975 |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2,669 |
3,463 |
5,494 |
6,717 |
9,636 |
14,217 |
18,761 |
20,117 |
22,251 |
25,038 |
31,340 |
39,432 |
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Nowadays, The currently population living in Pinto is over 41,000
[edit] Administration
[edit] Local holidays
[edit] Leisure
- Juan Carlos I Park.
- Shopping mall Plaza Éboli.
- El Flip Hard Rock Bar
[edit] Nature
- Regional park of the Southeast.
[edit] External links
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