Manzanares el Real

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).

Manzanares el Real
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
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
ComarcaCuenca Alta del Manzanares
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Labrador Vioque
Area
  Total128.4 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
Elevation
908 m (2,979 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total8,597
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rascafrienses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Main sights

  • The New Castle of Manzanares el Real, the best conserved castle in the Community of Madrid. Construction commencing in 1475, it has been used in several motion pictures, most notably El Cid.
  • The Old Castle of Manzanares el Real is the ruin of a former fortress, also known as Plaza de Armas. Only two walls remain standing, now integrated into a garden complex. It was built in Mudejar style of granite with brick curbing.
  • Church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, founded in the early 14th century. It has a nave and two aisles, separated by arcades on stone columns. The nave, in Romanesque styles, ends into a pentagonal presbytery. The church has also a 16th-century Renaissance portico.
  • Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Peña Sacra.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Ruins of El Castillo Viejo de Manzanares el Real or Plaza de Armas, showing one of its four towers.


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