Zarzalejo | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′N 4°3′W / 40.500°N 4.050°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,104 m (3,622 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,620 |
| • Density | 62.2/km2 (161/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 34 (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]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Madrid: Población por municipios y sexo. (2881)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain". Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. 2022-03-16.