Chamartín

Chamartín
Chamartín
—  District of Madrid  —
Gate of Europe towers and the Cuatro Torres Business Area under construction
Country Spain Spain
Aut. community Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid
Municipality Escudo de Madrid.png Madrid
Government
 - Concejal
Madrid district number 5
Address of council

Chamartín is an administrative district of Madrid, Spain and consists of the following neighborhoods: El Viso, Prosperidad, Ciudad Jardín, Hispanoamérica, Nueva España, and Pza. Castilla. It was originally named Chamartin de la Rosa and remained a feudal estate until it was incorporated to Madrid in 1948 [1]

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Overview

It is bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Autopista de Circunvalación M-30 to the north and east, and the Autovía A-2 to the south.

Some of the landmarks of Chamartin are the Gate of Europe, a pair of inclined office buildings; the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of the football team Real Madrid; Chamartín Station, the second largest train station in Madrid; the Cuatro Torres Business Area, a business park that comprises the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain; and the National Auditorium of Music (the main concert hall in Madrid) which hosts the Spanish National Orchestra.

Geography

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):

  • Castilla
  • Ciudad Jardín
  • El Viso
  • Hispanoamérica
  • Nueva España
  • Prosperidad

Economy

The district has the head office of Iberia Airlines.[2]

Photogallery

References

  1. ^ Gea, Isabel. Historia de los distritos de Madrid: Chamartín. Ediciones La Libreria, 2001
  2. ^ "Legal notice." Iberia. Retrieved on 25 February 2010. "IBERIA, Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. with official address at Calle Velázquez no. 130, 28006 Madrid,"

External links

Media related to Chamartín at Wikimedia Commons


Coordinates: 40°42′06″N 4°57′26″W / 40.7017°N 4.95722°W / 40.7017; -4.95722



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