Guadarrama
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Guadarrama is a town in the Community of Madrid in Spain
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Pop: 13032 (winter, 2006 census), approx. 60000 (summer).
Co-ordinates 40°40′00"N 04°06′00"W. not true
Founded by Arabs, Guadarrama achieved the status of "villa" under Fernando V of Castile
(II of Aragon) on November 22, 1504. Fernando VI
ordered the building of a road to Corunna
through the Pass of Guadarrama, which saw intensive fighting during the Spanish Civil War
. As a result, after the Spanish Civil War Guadarrama had to be rebuilt almost completely.
After a short period in which it was famous for its tuberculosis sanatorium
s, it has become important as a tourist location and a second residence for Madrid inhabitants.
The Sierra de Guadarrama
is visited by Madrid residents seeking colder temperatures.
It was the location for some scenes in the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Pop: 13032 (winter, 2006 census), approx. 60000 (summer).
Co-ordinates 40°40′00"N 04°06′00"W. not true
Founded by Arabs, Guadarrama achieved the status of "villa" under Fernando V of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
(II of Aragon) on November 22, 1504. Fernando VI
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI , called the Learnt, was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy...
ordered the building of a road to Corunna
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
through the Pass of Guadarrama, which saw intensive fighting during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. As a result, after the Spanish Civil War Guadarrama had to be rebuilt almost completely.
After a short period in which it was famous for its tuberculosis sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
s, it has become important as a tourist location and a second residence for Madrid inhabitants.
The Sierra de Guadarrama
Sierra de Guadarrama
The Sierra de Guadarrama is a mountain range forming the main eastern section of the Sistema Central, the system of mountain ranges at the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It is located between the Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, and Sierra de Ayllón in the province of Guadalajara...
is visited by Madrid residents seeking colder temperatures.
It was the location for some scenes in the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire.