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 Spain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
ProvinceMadrid
ComarcaLas Vegas
Government
  MayorAurora Rodríguez Cabezas
Area
  Total23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
Elevation
1,844 ft (562 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,985
  Density85/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28597
WebsiteOfficial 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

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Magí Crusells, Las Brigadas Internacionales en la pantalla (Univ de Castilla La Mancha, 2002; ISBN 8484271498), p. 189.

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