Manzanares el Real

Manzanares el Real
Municipality

Castle of the Mendoza in Manzanares el Real

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Manzanares el Real

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 40°43′38″N 3°51′40″W / 40.72722°N 3.86111°W / 40.72722; -3.86111
Country Spain
Autonomous community Community of Madrid
Comarca Cuenca Alta del Manzanares
Government
  Mayor Yolanda Aguirre Gómez
Area
  Total 128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Elevation 908 m (2,979 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 7,244
  Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Rascafrienses
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Manzanares el Real is a 7,250 inhabitant town in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid. It is located at the foot of The Pedriza, a part of the Sierra de Guadarrama, and next to the embalse de Santillana (the Santillana reservoir).

Main sights

External links

Ruins of El Castillo Viejo de Manzanares el Real or Plaza de Armas, showing one of its four towers.


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