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The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid; [komuniˈðað ðe maˈðɾið] ⓘ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (Meseta Central). Its capital and largest municipality is Madrid, which is also the capital of the ...
Sports venues in the Community of Madrid (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in the Community of Madrid" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Its area is 1,722.6 hectares (4,257 acres), about five times the size of New York City's Central Park or twice the size of Paris' Bois de Boulogne. [1] The Casa de Campo is linked to the Parque del Oeste by the Teleférico de Madrid, a gondola lift. [2] The complex was declared in 2010 an Asset of Cultural Interest by the Community of Madrid ...
According to the issue 39 of the Economic Barometer of the City of Madrid, which divides a Madrid "metropolitan region" in 5 areas, the 3rd area exceeds the administrative limits of the Community of Madrid. [6] The largest suburbs are to the south, and in general along the main motorways leading out of Madrid.
The Imperial Route of the Community of Madrid is the tourist itinerary promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of this Spanish region, which runs through several municipalities in the Sierra de Guadarrama. It partially follows the historical road that led to the Monastery of El Escorial, used in the 16th century by King Philip II in his ...
A Tarjeta Transporte Público being tapped against a card reader installed on a EMT Madrid-operated bus. The Tarjeta Transporte Público is underpinned by a broader system called the Sistema Universal de Billetaje Electrónico para el Transporte (Universal Transport Electronic Ticketing System), which incorporates the technology required to harmonize fare collection and facilitate access to ...
In essence, fiscal equalization implies that richer communities become net contributors to the system, while poorer communities become net recipients. The two largest net contributors to the system are the Balearic Islands and the Community of Madrid, in percentage terms, or the Community of Madrid and Catalonia in absolute terms. [6] [70]
The Centro district of Madrid is the oldest section of the city. Evidence of a stable settlement dates back to Spain's Muslim period. In the second half of the 9th century, the emir of Córdoba , Muhammad I (852–886), built a fortress on a promontory beside the river, the modern-day location of the Royal Palace .