Guadalajara (Spain)
Guadalajara | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Castile-La Mancha | |
Province : | Guadalajara | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ W | |
Height : | 708 msnm | |
Area : | 235.51 km² | |
Residents : | 85,871 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 364.62 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 19001-19005 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 19130 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Alberto Rojo ( PSOE ) | |
Website : | www.guadalajara.es | |
Location of the city | ||
Guadalajara [ gu̯aðalaˈxaɾa ] is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and is located about 53 km north of the state capital Madrid on the left bank of the Henares .
The city is characterized by many churches and palaces, most of which date from the 15th to 17th centuries. A well-known example is the late Gothic Palacio del Infantado , which was built between 1461 and 1570. From the time of the Arab occupation, three towers of the city wall and a bridge are still preserved.
location
The city is located northeast of Madrid on the left bank of the Henares and north of Azuqueca de Henares , in the river valley it is the place Marchamela opposite. To the north is Espinosa , to the north-east it follows the valley floor and the high-speed railway line Calatayud , to the west Colmenar Viejo and San Sebastián de los Reyes . To the northwest behind the mountain range of the Sierra de Guadarrama lies Segovia .
history
The city was first mentioned as an Iberian foundation, later it was a Roman settlement under the name Arriaca . The city's initial insignificance ended when it was named Wadi al-Hijara / وادي الحجارة / Wādī l-Ḥiǧāra was re-founded by the Arabs . However, in 1081 it was conquered by the Castilian kings . From 1441 to 1690 it was owned by the nobles of Mendoza .
In the Spanish Civil War , which lasted from 1936 to 1939, the Battle of Guadalajara took place here, which brought the Republican army a great victory.
economy
The José Cabrera Nuclear Power Plant is a major employer near Guadalajara.
sons and daughters of the town
- Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán (1490–1544), Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in New Spain
- Francisco Sobrino (1932–2014), Spanish-Argentine sculptor and artist
- Luis de Grandes Pascual (* 1945), politician
- Jesús Pareja (* 1955), racing car driver
- Clara Sánchez (* 1955), writer
- Alberto Enciso (* 1980), mathematician
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).