Somosierra

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Somosierra municipality
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Somosierra coat of arms
Somosierra (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Madrid
Province : Madrid
Coordinates 40 ° 59 ′  N , 3 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 3 ° 43 ′  W
Height : 1434  msnm
Area : 20.42 km²
Residents : 86 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 4.21 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ): 28143
Somosierra Church
Our Lady of Solitude's Chapel

Somosierra is a village in the north of the Community of Madrid , Spain . It is located on the pass of the same name in the Sierra de Guadarrama , about 90 km north of the Spanish capital Madrid . At the Pass of Somosierra 1808 a battle between the Napoleonic and Spanish troops took place, who are commemorated annually today. The village has 116 inhabitants, who mainly live from rural and mountain tourism.

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).