Fuentidueña de Tajo

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Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain
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40°7′5″N 3°9′37″W / 40.11806°N 3.16028°W / 40.11806; -3.16028Country SpainAutonomous communityCommunity of MadridProvinceMadridComarcaLas VegasGovernment
 • MayorAurora Rodríguez CabezasArea
 • Total23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)Elevation
1,844 ft (562 m)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,985 • Density85/sq mi (33/km2)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
28597
WebsiteOfficial website

Fuentidueña de Tajo is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid, central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Las Vegas.

It was one of the settings for the 1937 movie The Spanish Earth.[2]

Main sights

  • Torre del Reloj
  • Torre de los Piquillos, one of the remains of the ancient Castle of Santiago
  • Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, built has a chapel in 1175 and later expanded with a nave and two aisles. Its current appearance dates to the 17th century.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Magí Crusells, Las Brigadas Internacionales en la pantalla (Univ de Castilla La Mancha, 2002; ISBN 8484271498), p. 189.

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