Valdepiélagos
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Valdepiélagos is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.[2] It received the title of villa (town) on 3 May 1801.
Etymology
The origins of the word Valdepiélagos are obscure, nevertheless linguists and historians have proposed two different versions about this name:
- Valdepiélagos comes from the transposition of val (archaic short form of valle meaning valley), preposition de (of), and piélago (from Latin pelagus, sea), which is a poetic word to name a sea or ocean or, in a figurative sense (as it seems in this case) an abundance of waters. According to this theory, the meaning of Valdepiélagos would be valley of many waters.
- Valdepiélagos was also the place chosen by the ancient residents of nearby Talamanca de Jarama for laying the skins of animals under the sun in order to dry them before they could be further worked on. Thus, the name would consist of val + de + piel (which means skin in Spanish) + lagos (lakes, again in reference to the numerous currents and waters). This explanation is consistent with the local place names in the area, with towns often being named after the trade commodity they produced.
Location and road access
The town of Valdepiélagos is situated on the north-eastern limit of the Community of Madrid, bordering the province of Guadalajara to the north and east, and the municipality of Talamanca de Jarama to the south and west.
Regarding to road access, two motorways traverse the municipality: the M-120 which runs from Mesones to Talamanca de Jarama; and the M-125 running from El Cubillo.
Access from the city of Madrid can be achieved by entering the A-1 motorway heading to Burgos and then taking the Exit 50 to get to the N-320 heading to Guadalajara. Access from Guadalajara itself is made by taking the N-320 in the opposite direction.
The village is connected with some buses of line 197 (Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) - Torrelaguna) and line 197 E (Talamanca de Jarama - Valdepiélagos - Torrelaguna)
Climate
Valdepiélagos' altitude of 744 meters above sea level and its location near the center of the Iberian peninsula lead to a harsh continental climate yielding hot summers (with mean temperatures around 24 °C and high temperatures above 35 °C) and cold winters with mean temperatures around 5 °C, where chill is present although snow is not abundant. Spring and autumn feature milder temperatures.
Raining season is from spring to autumn, with an average of 530 liters per square meter falling yearly.
Vegetation
Vegetation in Valdepiélagos is diverse and corresponds to the type found in the zone of central Spain with its continental climate:
- Countryside vegetation: mainly thickets, gorse bushes, thyme, rosemary, lavender, bramble...
- Riparian vegetation: predominantly black poplars and willows. Also noteworthy are the elms, and more specifically the remains of a large elm grove which opened at the entrance to the village and that was decimated by DED back in the early 80s.
- Crop vegetation: essentially wheat, olive trees and barley, in that order.
Economy
Valdepiélagos' economy is based upon the following pillars:
- Agriculture: with wheat, olives and barley being grown.
- Animal husbandry: declining in the last years, today only a single flock of sheep remains.
- Trade: with consumer goods businesses like a bakery, a butcher shop, an automobile workshop, supermarkets, bars...
- Other: for example construction or SMEs.
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- Aldea del Fresno
- Algete
- Alpedrete
- Ambite
- Anchuelo
- Arroyomolinos
- El Atazar
- Batres
- Becerril de la Sierra
- Belmonte de Tajo
- El Berrueco
- Berzosa del Lozoya
- El Boalo
- Braojos
- Brea de Tajo
- Brunete
- Buitrago del Lozoya
- Bustarviejo
- Cabanillas de la Sierra
- La Cabrera
- Cadalso de los Vidrios
- Camarma de Esteruelas
- Campo Real
- Canencia
- Carabaña
- Casarrubuelos
- Cenicientos
- Cercedilla
- Cervera de Buitrago
- Chapinería
- Chinchón
- Ciempozuelos
- Cobeña
- Collado Mediano
- Colmenar de Oreja
- Colmenar del Arroyo
- Colmenarejo
- Corpa
- Cubas de la Sagra
- El Escorial
- Estremera
- Fresnedillas de la Oliva
- Fresno de Torote
- Fuente el Saz de Jarama
- Fuentidueña de Tajo
- Garganta de los Montes
- Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago
- Gascones
- Griñón
- Guadalix de la Sierra
- Guadarrama
- La Hiruela
- Horcajo de la Sierra
- Horcajuelo de la Sierra
- Hoyo de Manzanares
- Loeches
- Lozoya
- Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias
- Madarcos
- Manzanares el Real
- Meco
- Miraflores de la Sierra
- El Molar
- Los Molinos
- Mejorada del Campo
- Montejo de la Sierra
- Moraleja de Enmedio
- Moralzarzal
- Morata de Tajuña
- Navacerrada
- Navalafuente
- Navalagamella
- Navarredonda y San Mamés
- Navas del Rey
- Nuevo Baztán
- Olmeda de las Fuentes
- Orusco de Tajuña
- Paracuellos de Jarama
- Pedrezuela
- Pelayos de la Presa
- Perales de Tajuña
- Pezuela de las Torres
- Pinilla del Valle
- Piñuécar-Gandullas
- Pozuelo del Rey
- Prádena del Rincón
- Puebla de la Sierra
- Puentes Viejas
- Quijorna
- Rascafría
- Redueña
- Ribatejada
- Robledillo de la Jara
- Robledo de Chavela
- Robregordo
- Rozas de Puerto Real
- San Agustín del Guadalix
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial
- San Martín de la Vega
- San Martín de Valdeiglesias
- Santa María de la Alameda
- Santorcaz
- Los Santos de la Humosa
- La Serna del Monte
- Serranillos del Valle
- Sevilla la Nueva
- Somosierra
- Soto del Real
- Talamanca de Jarama
- Tielmes
- Titulcia
- Torrejón de la Calzada
- Torrejón de Velasco
- Torrelaguna
- Torrelodones
- Torremocha de Jarama
- Torres de la Alameda
- Valdaracete
- Valdeavero
- Valdelaguna
- Valdemanco
- Valdemaqueda
- Valdemorillo
- Valdeolmos-Alalpardo
- Valdepiélagos
- Valdetorres de Jarama
- Valdilecha
- Valverde de Alcalá
- El Vellón
- Venturada
- Villa del Prado
- Villaconejos
- Villalbilla
- Villamanrique de Tajo
- Villamanta
- Villamantilla
- Villanueva de la Cañada
- Villanueva del Pardillo
- Villanueva de Perales
- Villar del Olmo
- Villarejo de Salvanés
- Villavieja del Lozoya
- Zarzalejo
40°46′N 3°28′W / 40.767°N 3.467°W / 40.767; -3.467