Pinto, Madrid
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Pinto is a municipality which became a toun in the 1990s an is in the sooth o the autonomous commonty o Madrid, central Spain.
Pinto | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
 Éboli Tower, Pinto | |
 Banner .svg) Coat airms | |
  Pinto | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′N 3°42′W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Autonomous commonty | Madrid |
| Province | Madrid |
| Comarca | Madrid metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Miriam Rabaneda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.7 km2 (24.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 604 m (1,982 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 43,501 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pinteños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.ayto-pinto.es |
Umwhile, the belief wis that Pinto sat on the geographic middle o the Iberian Peninsula, hence its name comes frae the Laitin Punctum, "point". It haes a monument tae this debatable fact.
- Tae the North: Getafe
- Tae the Sooth: Torrejón de Velasco an Valdemoro
- Tae the East: San Martín de la Vega
- Tae the Wast: Parla an Fuenlabrada
- Ermita de San Antón ("Saunt Anthony Abbot hermitage"). Its environs is nou transformit bi the construction o a maw. The hermitage haed been rebuilt durin the 19t hunderyear.
- Ermita del Cristo ("Christ hermitage") In its interior is a crucifeed Christ that enjoys great popular fervor.
- Iglesia parroquial de Santo Domingo de Silos ("Pairish o Saunt Dominic o Silos")
- Éboli touer, whaur the princess o Eboli wis held.
- Centro Cultural Infanta Cristina. It wis thocht till recently that this biggin, then kent as Casa de la Cadena (Hoose o the Chain), providit accommodation for the Catholic Monarchs, but serious historical studies hae dispruivit such a possibility.
- MUSEO DE HOPIADORES Its exterior is somewha blue pink an red
- Centro Municipal de Cultura ("Local Cultur Centre")
- Francisco Rabal Toun Theatre
- Regional pairk o the Sootheast
- Alberto Contador, cyclist
in 2010, corruption allegations were rife and well reported in the Spanish media to do with the mayor
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