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The province of Madrid, home to the national capital, was removed from Castilla-La Mancha (formerly New Castile), to which it previously belonged, and constituted as a single-province autonomous community in the "national interest", the Community of Madrid.
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During the Middle Ages, a number of villages were located in the present-day area of Getafe. One of the main villages was Alarnes, which was very close to the current urban center. In 1326, the villagers united themselves into one town, situated on the royal road that linked Madrid with Toledo. This new town was called Xatafi, a name which came fro...
The history of Getafe can be split into three clearly defined eras. In the first era, which lasted from Prehistory until 1326, there existed distinct villages in the area, though Getafe itself did not exist as a municipality. The second era lasted from the 14th century until the 20th century, during which Getafe was established as a town and develo...
The coat of arms of Getafe is divided vertically into two equal halves that represent the two most important characteristics of the municipal district. The left half contains a heart in the center of a Latin cross, representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus—a reference to the Cerro de los Ángeles. The right half contains a repeated pattern of airplanes...
The current mayor of Getafe is Sara Hernández Barroso, socialist, thanks to the support of left wing group United Left (IU) and a political platform close to Podemos called 'Ahora Getafe'. In 2011, Juan Soler-Espiauba Gallo, of the People's Party (PP), was elected mayor and displaced the incumbent, a socialist, who had held this post since 1983. Th...
Physical location
Getafe is located in the southern zone of the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, in southwestern Europe. It is physically located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, north of the Southern Submeseta (part of the Meseta Central), in the Manzanares River basin. Its elevation is 610 – 640 meters above sea level (2000–2100 feet). Its coordinates are 40° 18' N 3° 43' W. The municipal district is 78.74 km2, with a perimeter of 46.5 km. The easternmost part of the municipal district is locate...
Relief
The municipal district is mostly flat, with a minor inclination of 5% to the east and an elevation of 631 m (2070 ft) above sea level. The lowest altitude can be found to the extreme east, at the Manzanares River at 540 m (1772 ft). The highest elevation is found on the extreme west, on Buenavista, a 704 m (2310 ft) hill which sits on the border between the municipalities of Getafe and Leganés, some 12 km South of Madrid. The hilliest area, the hills of the Marañosa, is located in the Southea...
Hydrology
A number of rivers and other natural waterways pass through Getafe. 9.5 km of the Manzanares River passes through the easternmost parts of the municipal district. In the South, 16.5 km of the Culebro Waterway winds its way across Getafe, and in the Southeast 2 km of the Filipinas gully descent from the hills of the Marañosa. There are two man-made canals, one on each side of the Manzanares River. These parallel canals provide water for cultivated land further from the river. The lakes of Pera...
The urban portions of Getafe are organised in an almost longitudinal manner, from northeast to southwest. Thus, the elongated shape of Getafe today is due primarily to the close proximity of the Getafe Air Force Base, which impedes city growth to the southeast. The most important streets of the city are Calle Madrid and Calle Toledo. These two road...
This city has grown substantially in the past decades, which has caused similar growth in the number of infrastructures.Some of the more notable of these are: 1. The Humanities and Judicial Sciences faculties and the academic rector of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. These installations are in the central neighborhood of Las Margaritas. 2. Th...
The municipality has a number of local newspapers. These include El Buzón and El Iceberg, which can both be found online and in print, El Buzón de Getafe, Observador, Acción Getafense, Vivir en Getafe, Getafe Ahora, the sports weekly digest Zona Sur, Boletín del Ayuntamiento, Getafe al día, Getafe Capital and Mercado, among others. The local radio ...
Roads
Four highways and divided highways pass through Getafe: two beltways (A-42 and A-4) and two highways leading through Madrid (M-45 and M-50). Another two-lane road connects Getafe with Leganés, and two provincial roads lead to Perales del Río. The following is a list of major arteries: Highways 1. M-45, highway to Madrid. 4 km of this highway is inside Getafe, crossing it from West to East. The road marks the Northern limits of the Getafe Norte and El Bercial neighborhoods. 2. M-50, highway to...
Public transportation
The Air Force Base is for military use only. As it is, the city center of Getafe is 26 km from Madrid Barajas International Airport, which can be accessed via the M-40. The city has eight urban bus lines; eight lines connecting Getafe to Madrid; five lines to the municipalities of Valdemoro, Leganés, Alcorcón, Parla, Serranillos, Casarrubuelos and Griñón; and two night lines to Madrid. These lines are as follows: Two Cercanías Madrid train lines pass through Getafe along a north–south route....
The population of Getafe, estimated at 159,300 in 2007 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, is unevenly distributed across a number of neighborhoods: Sector III, San Isidro, Perales del Río, Las Margaritas, La Alhóndiga, Juan de la Cierva, Getafe Norte, El Bercial, and Getafe Central. The Getafe Centro neighborhood has the most housing, with 1...
- Spain
- Around 1326
- 622 m (2,041 ft)
- Community of Madrid
Als autonome Gemeinschaften ( spanisch Comunidades Autónomas, abgekürzt CCAA) werden 17 Gebietskörperschaften bezeichnet, die Regionen Spaniens repräsentieren. In Artikel 2 der spanischen Verfassung von 1978 wurde festgestellt, dass die spanische Nation aus „Nationalitäten und Regionen“ zusammengesetzt ist.
Historia Artículo principal: Historia de la Comunidad de Madrid La historia de la Comunidad de Madrid es muy reciente. La provincia se constituye administrativamente en el siglo XIX y, a finales del siglo XX , se configura como una comunidad autónoma uniprovincial. No obstante, existen algunos hitos históricos anteriores, decisivos para la definición del actual perfil de la comunidad ...
D'autonom Gemeinschaft Madrid läit am Zentrum vu Spuenien a grenzt am Norden an Osten u Kastilien-León an am Westen u Kastilien-La Mancha. D'Regioun vu Madrid huet eng Fläch vun 8.028 km 2 a hëlt domat 1,6 % vu Spuenien an. Andeelungen. Madrid besteet just aus enger eenzeger Provënz an ass a Gemengen agedeelt.
Madrid ist die Hauptstadt Spaniens und der Autonomen Gemeinschaft Madrid. Die Metropolregion Madrid zählt mit etwa sieben Millionen Einwohnern zu den größten Metropolen Europas. Madrid ist mit rund 3,3 Millionen Einwohnern nach Berlin die zweitgrößte Stadt der Europäischen Union und die größte Stadt Südeuropas.
