Zarzalejo

Zarzalejo
Village
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Coordinates: 40°30′N 4°3′W / 40.500°N 4.050°W / 40.500; -4.050
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCommunity of Madrid
Government
Area
 • Land20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi)
Elevation
1,104 m (3,622 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,620
 • Density62.2/km2 (161/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code34 (Spain) +

Zarzalejo (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾ.θa.ˈle.xo]) is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022.[2]

An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here.[3] It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Madrid: Población por municipios y sexo. (2881)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ^ Bermejo Tirado, Jesús; Grau Mira, Ignacio (2022). The archaeology of peasantry in Roman Spain (1 ed.). Berlin Boston: De Gruyter. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-11-075720-0.
  4. ^ "An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain". Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. 2022-03-16.