Alcorcón
Alcorcón (Spaingie pronunciation: [alkorˈkon]) is a ceety in the sooth-wast o the Madrid metropolitan aurie, Spain. As o 2010[update], it haed a population o 168,229.[1]
Alcorcón | |
|---|---|
 Parque de las Comunidades | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Alcorcón Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′0″N 3°50′0″W / 40.35000°N 3.83333°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Madrid |
| Comarca | Madrid metropolitan aurie |
| Foondit | 13t hunderyear |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | David Pérez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.7 km2 (13.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 168,299 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | alcorconero, -ra (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28921–28925 |
| Area code(s) | +34 (ES) + 91 (M) |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
The site appears tae hae been inhabitit syne prehistoric times. The name is o Arabic oreegin, but little is kent o Alcorcón afore the Reconquista. An early written reference to Alcorcón is in a medieval document that dates frra 28 Julie 1208. Alcorcón haes a smaw historic centre (includin the kirk o Santa María la Blanca), which is protectit as a "airchaeological zone".[2] The centre is surroondit bi modren developments, as Alcorcón haes been growin rapidly in recent times due tae migration frae ither pairts o Spain an Laitin Americae.
Alcorcón haes twa hospitals, the Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón (which is state awned, but run privately), an the Hospital Sur Madrid (a totally private hospital). The Alcorcón campus o the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos teaches halth-relatit courses.
The ceety is hame tae the fitbaa team Agrupación Deportiva de Alcorcón that plays Segunda División. An aw, Trival Valderas plays Segunda División B.
In Februar 2013, it wis annooncit that Eurovegas wad be built in Alcorcón.[3] Housomeivver, in Dizember 2013 the Eurovegas project wis offeecially canceled an it will no be established onywhaur in Europe.[4]
Transport
eeditAlcorcón is linkit tae Madrid bi Metro Line 10 an Line 12, Cercanías line C-5 an several buses.
Twin touns
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References
eedit- ↑ List of Spanish municipalities by population as of 1st January 2007 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE)
- ↑ Template:Bien de Interés Cultural
- ↑ "Spain's Alcorcon town chosen for EuroVegas resort". 8 Februar 2013.
- ↑ Tobias Buck (Madrid) (13 December 2013). "Sheldon Adelson cancels $30bn Eurovegas project in Spain". Financial Times (London). Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Freemit airtins
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40°21′N 03°50′W / 40.350°N 3.833°W