Colmenar Viejo
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| Colmenar Viejo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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  Colmenar Viejo | ||
| Coordinates: 40°39′32″N 3°45′57″W / 40.65889°N 3.76583°W | ||
| Country |
 Spain | |
| Community | Community of Madrid | |
| Province | Madrid | |
| Comarca | Comarca Alta del Manzanares | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Santamaría Novoa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 182.6 km2 (70.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 44,427 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Colmenareños | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 28770 | |
Colmenar Viejo is a town and municipality of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca Alta del Manzanares.
Main sights
Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
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
Festivities
- Fiesta de la Vaquilla, February 2
- Fiesta de la Maya, May 2
- Festivities in honour of the Virgen of Remedios, last weekend of August
- Day of Colmenar Viejo, commemorating the villages endorsement by Ferdinand II of Aragon, November 22
Twin towns
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