Somosierra
Somosierra is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain, located at 83 km north of Madrid, in the mountain pass with the same name, at an elevation of 1433 metres above sea level, being the northernmost town of Community of Madrid.[1] The Battle of Somosierra was fought here in 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars, and the Battle of Guadarrama was fought nearby in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
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| Country | Spain |
| Province | Community of Madrid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Sanz Gutierrez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,433 m (4,701 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 80 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28756 |
References
- "Datos de altitud para Somosierra en la página de previsión meteorológica de AEMET provenientes del Nomenclátor geográfico de municipios y entidades de población del Instituto Geográfico Nacional". Agencia Estatal de Meteorología.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 2016 Municipal Register of Spain
External links
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- Somosierra, en la Sierra Norte de Madrid (in Spanish)
- Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid > Ficha municipal (in Spanish)
- Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid > Series estadísticas del municipio (in Spanish)
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