Zarzalejo

Zarzalejo
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Madrid
Province :	Madrid
Comarca :	Sierra Oeste
Coordinates	40 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 11 ′  W
Height :	1104  msnm
Area :	20.2 km²
Residents :	1,658 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	82.08 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	28293
Municipality number  ( INE ):	28183
administration
Mayor :	Rafael Herranz Ventura ( PP )
Location of the city

Zarzalejo is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous region of Madrid .

Zarzalejo borders the municipalities of Santa María de la Alameda and San Lorenzo del Escorial to the north, and Robledo de Chavela to the south and east . The city lies at the foot of the Machotas Mountains , which are part of the Sierra de Guadarrama .

Zarzalejo has an upper and a lower town center. Around the upper one is the old town, around the lower one - called “La Estación” (the train station) - numerous chalets have been built in recent years .

Web links

Commons : Zarzalejo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Basic information about Zarzalejo ( Memento from January 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on sierraoeste.org (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).