Fuentidueña de Tajo
Fuentidueña de Tajo is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid, central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Las Vegas.
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  Fuentidueña de Tajo Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′5″N 3°9′37″W | |
| Country |  |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Province | Madrid |
| Comarca | Las Vegas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aurora Rodríguez Cabezas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,985 |
| • Density | 85/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28597 |
| Website | Official website |
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
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Magí Crusells, Las Brigadas Internacionales en la pantalla (Univ de Castilla La Mancha, 2002; ISBN 8484271498), p. 189.
External links
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