Mejorada del Campo
Mejorada del Campo is a town located about 20 km from Madrid. The town has a self built cathedral which is still under construction since 12 October 1961. It is the magnum opus of former monk, Justo Gallego Martínez. The historic Chapel of San Fausto stands in the town.
Mejorada del Campo | |
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 Cathedral of Justo Gallego Martínez. Mejorada del Campo (Madrid, Spain). 2005 | |
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_mapa.svg.png) Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | |
  Mejorada del Campo Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′48″N 3°23′9″W | |
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| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,241 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
See also
- Avianca Flight 011, A Colombian airliner that crashed in this town.
External links
- "Catedral" Documentary by Aliocha and by Alessio Rigo de Righi
- Ayuntamiento de Mejorada del Campo
- Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral
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- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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