Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
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Villaviciosa de Odón is a municipality in the western zone of the Community of Madrid in Spain
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...

. The city is located 15 km west Madrid's city center, in the western zone of the metro area
Madrid metropolitan area
The Madrid Metropolitan Area comprises the city of Madridand forty surrounding municipalities. It has a populationof slightly more than 6.4 million people and covers an areaof 4.609,7 km²...

. Located within the city is the Spanish Air Force
Spanish Air Force
-The early stages:Hot air balloons had been used with military purposes in Spain as far back as 1896. In 1905, with the help of Alfredo Kindelán, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo directed the construction of the first Spanish dirigible in the Army Military Aerostatics Service, created in 1896 and located...

 Museum and the Universidad Europea de Madrid
Universidad Europea de Madrid
European University of Madrid is a private university in Madrid, Spain.The school is owned by Laureate Education, Inc. and has 12,500 students....

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Villaviciosa quiet lifestyle and its proximity to Madrid propagated a great urbanization development during the end of the 20th century. Also because of the proximity of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, it has become a university city
University City
University City is the name of the following locations in the United States:*University City, Missouri*University City, Charlotte, North Carolina*University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*University City, San Diego, California...

 with a well-developed student residential zone and entertainment. The city contains the Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón
Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón
The Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón is a palace-fortress complex found in the small town of the same name near Madrid, Spain. It is located on Madrid Avenue ....

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