Colmenar Viejo
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Not to be confused with Colmenar, Málaga.
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| Coordinates: 40°39′32″N 3°45′57″W / 40.65889°N 3.76583°WCoordinates: 40°39′32″N 3°45′57″W / 40.65889°N 3.76583°W | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Community | Community of Madrid | ||
| Province | Madrid | ||
| Comarca | Comarca Alta del Manzanares | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Miguel Ángel Santamaría Novoa | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 182.6 km2 (70.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 44,427 | ||
| • Density | 243.3/km2 (630.2/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Colmenareños | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 28770 | ||
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Colmenar Viejo is a town of about 44,000 inhabitants, located in the Community of Madrid, Spain, 30 kilometers north of Madrid on the M-607 motorway.
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[edit] Main sights
The most important tourist attractions places in Colmenar Viejo are:
- Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
- Ermita de Remedios, saint of the town
- Visigothic archaeological tombs
[edit] Festivities
- Fiesta de la Vaquilla, February 2
- Fiesta de la Maya, May 2
- Festivities in honour of the Virgen of Remedios, last weekend of August
- Day of Colmenar Viejo, commemorating the villages endorsement by Ferdinand II of Aragon, November 22
[edit] Twin towns
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