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Place in Community of Madrid, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Escorial is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km (28 mi) northwest of the Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. Its population in 2009 was 14,979.
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El Escorial | |
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![]() Church of San Bernabé. | |
![]() Location of El Escorial in Madrid | |
Coordinates: 40°34′54″N 4°7′33″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Province | Madrid |
Comarca | Vegas de Coria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Vicente Rubio (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 68.75 km2 (26.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 909 m (2,982 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 15,842 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28280 |
Website | Official website |
The territory of El Escorial is home to the park of La Granjilla de la Fresneda. The famous Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial also known as Monasterio de El Escorial or El Escorial, is located in the adjacent municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. On the outskirts of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is the national memorial Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen).
The name of the town derives from slag (escoria) deposits from an old local foundry.
The municipality of El Escorial contains a Renfe commuter train station connecting the area to Madrid.
L. Brent Bozell, Jr., the American conservative Catholic writer, moved his large family to the town in the mid-1960s as he became disillusioned with American politics and came to idealize Francoist Spain. He was joined by other likeminded Americans for a time, such as Reid Buckley, brother of conservative political columnist William F. Buckley Jr.
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