Torrelaguna

Coordinates: 40°49′34″N 3°32′20″W / 40.82611°N 3.53889°W / 40.82611; -3.53889
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Torrelaguna
UTC+2 (CEST
)
Postal code
28180

Torrelaguna (Spanish pronunciation: [torelaˈɣuna]) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 43.40 km2.[2] As of 2022, it has a population of 4,940.[3]

History

Public transport

Torrelaguna has three line buses. They are:

Line 197: Torrelaguna - Madrid (Plaza de Castilla)

Line 197D: Torrelaguna - El Vellón - El Molar

Line 913: Torrelaguna - El Atazar

Main sights

The church of Magdalene.

The parish

church of La Magdalena (started in the 14th century, inaugurated in the 18th century) is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture
in the community of Madrid.

Other sights include:

Notable people

  • Saint
    Isidore the Farmer
    , a pious agricultural laborer of the twelfth century prayed to for rain. He and his wife Maria were canonized in 1622.
  • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), cardinal and statesman

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Municipios". Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales. Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas.
  3. ^ "Madrid: Población por municipios y sexo. (2881)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-11.