San Martín de Valdeiglesias
San Martín de Valdeiglesias | |
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Madrid |
Area | |
• Total | 115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 681 m (2,234 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 8,318 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | [1] |
San Martín de Valdeiglesias is a town of Comunidad de Madrid with a population is 8,812 people (2022[2]).
History
[edit]The Castle of Coracera was built in the fifteenth century.
Geography
[edit]San Martín is near to Cadalso de los Vidrios, Pelayos de la Presa, Villa del Prado, Aldea del Fresno, Navas del Rey y Colmenar del Arroyo, other towns of Comunidad de Madrid, and it is also near the village of Ávila: El Tiemblo, and Pantano de San Juan.
Culture
[edit]In the summer, San Martín, the population increases due to an influx of non-residents escaping the winter to spend their holidays.
The most well-known entertainers in the town are a music and dance group called "Grupo de Jotas María de la Nueva".
Festivals in San Martín are held between 7–12 September in honour of the Virgin Mary.
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Madrid: Población por municipios y sexo. (2881)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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