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Hoyo de Manzanares | |
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 Interactive map of Hoyo de Manzanares | |
| Coordinates: 40ยฐ38โฒN 3ยฐ53โฒW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ40.633ยฐN 3.883ยฐW | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Madrid |
| Government | |
| ย โขย Body | Ayuntamiento de Hoyo de Manzanares |
| ย โขย Mayor | Juliรกn Carrasco (PSOE) |
| Area | |
ย โขย Total | 45.18ย km2 (17.44ย sqย mi) |
| Elevation | 1,001ย m (3,284ย ft) |
| Population ย (2025-01-01)[1] | |
ย โขย Total | 9,310 |
| ย โขย Rank | 1st |
| ย โขย Density | 206/km2 (534/sqย mi) |
| Demonym | Hoyense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28240 |
| Website | http://www.hoyodemanzanares.es/ |
Hoyo de Manzanares is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain, and is located on the northwestern side of the Community of Madrid and to the south of the Sierra de Guadarrama.
It has a stable population of roughly 7,457 residents (INE 2008), a statistic that has been increasing consistently from the economic crisis of 2008/9 onwards. The population also greatly increases during the summer due to an influx of various families who own summer houses in the area.
This district of Madrid is found inside the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park created by the Community of Madrid in 1985. This regional park is the oldest and most protected regional park in the Community of Madrid. As a result, Hoyo de Manzanares is surrounded by mountains and fields that give the town a beautiful location.
The only way to arrive in Hoyo de Manzanares from the city of Madrid is via the M-618 highway, which bisects the regional park, passing the nearby towns of Torrelodones, Colmenar Viejo, and finally Hoyo de Manzanares.
History
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Much evidence has been found of ancient life in this small town, but it was not until the Middle Ages that life has actually been documented in this particular district of Madrid.
After the Reconquista, Hoyo de Manzanares was quickly repopulated by Moriscos, Philistines, Segovians and of course Madrilenos. This mixed population remained stable until 1609-1614 when the Spanish government forced Moriscos to leave the Kingdom of Spain after the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. The town then lost most of its population, which nonetheless remained stable for the following years.
Education
editThere are all the forms of education in Hoyo de Manzanares. The first is a private daycare named Babyplay and the second is a public daycare named Los Tajetes. There is one public preschool, one public elementary school and one public secondary school. There is also a private university named the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.
Military academy
editThe Academy of Engineers of Madrid, founded in 1803, is located in Hoyo de Manzanares. The academy contains one of the largest libraries of northern Madrid, including various donated volumes about the Spanish Civil War.
References
edit- King, Nikola. "Campaign Military English: Find out about the Campaign Authors." Campaign Military. Macmillan, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.
- Clavero Roda, Alberto (2000). Hoyo de Manzanares en la Historia. ISBNย 84-606-2948-1.
- Las comunidades judรญa, musulmana y anglicana disponen de cementerios propios en Madrid, El Paรญs, 1 de noviembre de 1986.
- ยซ"La muerte tenรญa un precio" (en este artรญculo se allude al filme "Por un puรฑado de dรณlares", rodado en la Sierra de Hoyo)ยป. Revista Fantastique (2007). Consultado el 2007.
- La lรญnea 611A no circula sรกbados, domingos ni festivos segรบn https://web.archive.org/web/20150215054357/http://www.ctm-madrid.es/, cubriendo la 611 parte de su recorrido esos dรญas
- http://www.mma.es/secciones/el_ministerio/organismos/oapn/oapn_mab_redreservas.htm
- La Sierra de Hoyo de Manzanares. El campo militar de adiestramiento de El Palancar y sus condiciones ambientales. VV.AA. Ministerio de Defensa. 2003 176 pรกginas ISBNย 84-9781-055-4
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- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
