San Sebastián de los Reyes

San Sebastián de los Reyes (colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located 20 km north of Madrid.

For other uses, see San Sebastian.
San Sebastián de los Reyes
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Sanse, Pamplona chica
San Sebastián de los Reyes
San Sebastián de los Reyes
Coordinates: 40°32′49″N 3°37′33″W
CountrySpain
RegionCommunity of Madrid
Founded1492
Government
 • Typeayuntamiento
 • MayorNarciso Romero (PSOE)
Area
 • Total59.26 km2 (22.88 sq mi)
 • Land59.26 km2 (22.88 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total87,724
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneCET (GMT +1)
 • Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)
Post code
28701-28703, 28706-28709
Area code(s)+34 91
Websitehttp://www.ssreyes.org/

Geography
The urban continuum of Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes as seen by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2.

It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas,[2]

Transport

Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes share a common Renfe commuter line to Madrid Atocha. Access by road is also excellent as it lies at the northernmost junctions of the motorway network to Zaragoza, Burgos, Barajas airport, and the Madrid motorway highway.

Economy

Major industrial companies have branches in San Sebastián de los Reyes, including IKEA, Leroy Merlin, PC City, Selther, Carrefour, Alternate, Media Markt, Telepizza, Antena 3, and many more.

Sport

The Jarama Circuit, located in the north of the municipality, hosted the Spanish Grand Prix and Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix between the 1960s and 1980s. A women's soccer team, Madrid CFF, plays in the Primera División (women) but it hasn't gone good for them there. They are from Madrid, but their stadium is in San Sebastián.

Town hall

Town twinning

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Díaz Pacheco, Jaime; Hewitt, Richard (2010). "El territorio como bien de consumo las grandes superficies comerciales en el contexto metropolitano y su implicación para el desarrollo urbano sostenible". In Carlos Cornejo Nieto; Juan Morán Sáez; José Prada Trigo (eds.). Ciudad, territorio y paisaje: Reflexiones para un debate multidisciplinar (PDF). p. 243. ISBN 978-84-92943-28-9.
  3. "Los jóvenes de Sanse visitan la ciudad hermana de Baunatal". Gente Digital. 27 September 2012.
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