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Corpa

Coordinates: 40°26′N 3°16′W / 40.433°N 3.267°W / 40.433; -3.267
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Corpa
Flag of Corpa
Coat of arms of Corpa
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Area
 • Total10.00 sq mi (25.91 km2)
Elevation
2,820 ft (860 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total697
 • Density70/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28811

Corpa is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Alcalá.

History

Rodeada de llanuras cerealistas y de varios olivares, la villa es famosa por sus fuentes y manantiales, cuya agua era embotellada y mandada a Flandes. Se dice que varios reyes, entre Felipe II y Carlos II obtenían esta agua para su uso personal.

Patrimonio

Como construcciones de interés, destacan la Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Silos, del siglo XII, el palacio del Marqués de Corpa o de Mondéjar del último tercio del siglo XVI y el pilón.

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

Estadística
Callejero, cartografía y fotografía aérea

40°26′N 3°16′W / 40.433°N 3.267°W / 40.433; -3.267