Cercedilla

Cercedilla municipality
Cercedilla - town view
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Madrid
Province :	Madrid
Comarca :	Cuenca del Guadarrama
Coordinates	40 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 3 ′  W
Height :	1200  msnm
Area :	35.78 km²
Residents :	7,026 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	196.37 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	28470
Municipality number  ( INE ):	28038
administration
Website :	Cercedilla

Cercedilla is a central Spanish place and a mountain community ( municipio ) with a total of 7,026 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the northwest of the autonomous community of Madrid .

Location and climate

The mountain town of Cercedilla is located on the southern edge of the Sierra de Guadarrama in the headwaters of the Río Guadarrama almost 60 km northwest of the city of Madrid at an altitude of approx. 1180 to 1215  m . The climate in winter is cool, in summer, despite the altitude, it is temperate to warm; Precipitation - sometimes also in the form of snow - (approx. 500 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.

Population development

year	1857	1900	1950	2000	2018
Residents	778	1,187	2,788	5,644	6,948

The sustained population increase is mainly due to the relative proximity to the greater Madrid area. In addition, the increasing domestic tourism plays an important role in the creation of jobs and the resettlement of families.

economy

In earlier times, the residents of the place and the entire mountain region lived almost without exception as self-sufficient on the yields of their fields and gardens; cattle breeding was also practiced. With the improvement of the traffic conditions (railway connection, buses) since the middle of the 19th century, the place has become more and more popular as a climatic health resort and summer resort . In the 20th century, a cable car to the ski resort at the Navacerrada Pass was opened.

history

Already in antiquity, a paved Roman road (Calzada Romana) , which probably also included a small bridge, led over the Fuenfría Pass (Puerto de Fuenfría) , which is almost 10 km to the north and almost 1800 m high, towards Segovia . Visigoths and Moors left no traces in the region, which served as a pasture and hunting area in the Middle Ages and early modern times.

Cercedilla Church

Attractions

• The Iglesia de San Sebastián probably dates from the 15th century; the portal is on the south side and is protected by a portico . Inside the church is a reredos (retablo) in the late Baroque style of churrigueresque 18th century.

Surroundings

• The most important attraction of Cercedilla is the surrounding mountain landscape with its forests, springs, streams and hiking trails.
• Several sections of the stone pavement of the ancient Roman road have been preserved.

Web links

Commons : Cercedilla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cercedilla, sights - photo + info (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Cercedilla - climate tables
3. ↑ Cercedilla - population development
4. ↑ Cercedilla Church