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Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Sebastián de los Reyes (Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan de los ˈreʝes] , colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Madrid.
San Sebastián de los Reyes | |
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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 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Community of Madrid |
| Founded | 1492 |
| Government | |
| • Type | ayuntamiento |
| • Mayor | Lucia Soledad Fernandez Alonso (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.26 km2 (22.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 59.26 km2 (22.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 91,083[1] |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Post code | 28701-28703, 28706-28709 |
| Area code | +34 91 |
| Website | http://www.ssreyes.org/ |
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It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas,[2]
San Sebastián de los Reyes, having direct communication with the A-1 motorway, has a connection with several bus lines that connect the city with Madrid and several towns in the Sierra Norte of Madrid. This line buses, along with urban ones, are the following:
San Sebastián de los Reyes also shares a railway station with the neighboring municipality of Alcobendas. From this station you can go to the city of Madrid and to many other places such as Getafe or Parla.
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.
Game developer MercurySteam is based here.
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 has not gone well for them there. They are from Madrid, but their stadium is in San Sebastián.
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