Alcobendas

Alcobendas (Spaingie pronunciation: [alkoˈβendas]) is a ceety locatit in the Commonty o Madrid, central Spain. It is locatit roughly 13 kilometre (8 mi) north o Madrid an 7 kilometre (4 mi) frae Madrid-Barajas Airport. It includes a central urban zone, a recently biggit destrict kent as Valdelasfuentes, La Moraleja an El Soto de la Moraleja residential zones, the Valdelatas nature reserve an a licht industrial estate. A huge business pairk cried Valdelacasa for heich-tech firms is bein biggit. It is the location o a basketbaw museum organisit bi the Pedro Ferrándiz Foundation whaur the FIBA Hall of Fame is locatit.

Alcobendas
Municipality
Banner Coat airms
Alcobendas Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°32′N 3°38′W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Commonty o Madrid
Comarca	Madrid metropolitan aurie
Foondit	Aroond 1208
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Ignacio García de Vinuesa (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	44.98 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	107,514
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Alcobendense or alcobendano
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28100, 28108, 28109
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Ance a wirkin cless aurie, it haes in mair recent times become ane o the mair socially an economically affluent auries o the Madrid metropolitan aurie an conteens the neighbourheid o La Moraleja an aw.

Transport

The Alcobendas Rugby

Alcobendas in is the B1 zone for Madrid's transport netwirk.
Both Alcobendas an its neebour ceety, San Sebastián de los Reyes are connectit wi Madrid wi buses operatit bi the 'Interbús' bus company. Thare are currently aicht bus lines that go tae an from different destricts o Alcobendas tae Plaza de Castilla (the hub for public transport tae northren Madrid). Alcobendas haes aicht bus lines that connect the different zones o Alcobendas atween thaitsels.

Metro (Underground):

Alcobendas presently haes fower Metro stations (La Granja, La Moraleja, Marqués de la Valdavia an Manuel de Falla) which are aw on line 10 o the Madrid Metro netwirk. These stations wur opened bi Esperanza Aguirre, then Preses o the Autonomous Commonty o Madrid.

Buses

Buses goin tae an frae Plaza de Castilla are:
151 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (FF.CC)
153 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (Rosa Luxemburgo)
153B a.k.a. B53 Madrid (Pinar de Chamartín) - Alcobendas (Rosa Luxemburgo)
155 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (El Soto de la Moraleja)
155B a.k.a. B55 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (El Encinar de los Reyes)
157 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (Pº de la Chopera)
157C a.k.a. C57 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (Valdelasfuentes)
159 Madrid (Pza. Castilla) - Alcobendas (Arroyo de la Vega)

Buses connectin different pairts o Alcobendas are:
L-1 Arroyo de la Vega - El Soto de la Moraleja - La Moraleja
L-2 Alcobendas - La Moraleja [via Pº Alcobendas]
L-3 Arroyo de la Vega - El Soto de la Moraleja - El Encinar de los Reyes
L-5 San Sebastián de los Reyes - Alcobendas - El Soto de la Moraleja
L-6 Valdelasfuentes (FF.CC) - Polígono Industrial
L-9 Alcobendas (FF.CC) - Arroyo de la Vega

Twa further circular lines are:
C10 Valdelasfuentes - Arroyo de la Vega - Valdelasfuentes
C11 Arroyo de la Vega - Valdelasfuentes - Arroyo de la Vega

Cercanías Train

Alcobendas haes twa suburban railwey stations an aw (ane shared wi San Sebastián de los Reyes):
Valdelasfuentes an
Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes.
Baith shape pairt o the C-4a Cercanías line an can get tae Sol an Atocha in hauf a oor.

Private Transport

Alobendas is easily reached bi caur as well. Thare are a nummer o motorweys goin roond Alcobendas an throu it. Airport access is perfect wi the recently biggit motorwey kent as the M-12 which connects the Canillejas destrict o Madrid wi Madrid-Barajas Airport an endin up in the Arroyo de la Vega aurie o Alcobendas

Leet o motorweys an main roads that go throu Alcobendas: A-1-Autovía del Norte
R-2-Radial 2 (Madrid-Guadalajara)
M-50-Autopista M-50
M-12-Autopista Eje-Aeropuerto
M-603-Carretera de Fuencarral a Alcobendas
M-616-Carretera de El Pardo a Alcobendas

The difficulty o pairkin in Alcobendas varies dependin on which destrict you are pairkin in. In the Casco destrict it is challengin tae fynd a pairkin space. Housomeivver this problem is no posit in the newer auries whaur ample pairkin facilities are available.

Economy

Air Madrid uised tae hae its heid office in Alcobendas, till the company fauldit in 2006.

Sport

In 2010, Alcobendas wis the host ceety o the 2010 CIRH Weemen's World Cup, the maist important competeetion in Weemen's roller hockey.

Notable fowk

• Penélope Cruz, actress. Durin the 2008 Oscar Ceremony, efter receivin the prize for best Supporting Actress, she openly acknawledgit the municipality in her acceptance speech.
• Marcos Pérez Jiménez, umwhile Venezuelan dictator. Residence efter bein exiled frae Venezuela whaur he livit till his daith in 2001.

Climate

The Köppen climate clessification subteeep for this climate is "Csa " (Mediterranean Climate).

Climate data for Alcobendas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °C (°F)	11 (51)	12 (53)	15 (59)	17 (62)	21 (70)	27 (81)	32 (90)	32 (89)	28 (82)	20 (68)	14 (58)	11 (52)	20 (68)
Average law °C (°F)	1 (33)	2 (35)	3 (37)	5 (41)	8 (46)	12 (54)	16 (60)	16 (60)	13 (55)	8 (47)	4 (39)	2 (36)	8 (45)
Average precipitation days	15	18	21	24	25	21	22	21	22	20	15	17	241
Source: Weatherbase

Freemit airtins

• Alcobendas Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)