Vallecas
Vallecas was a municipality of Spain that disappeared as such in 1950, when its annexation to the municipality of Madrid took place. Nowadays, the territory is roughly occupied by two districts: Puente de Vallecas and Villa de Vallecas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 53,200 residents
- Description: neighborhood of Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Vallekas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor and Vallecas Stadium.
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Hospital
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor is a district general hospital managed under a public–private partnership model, located in the neighborhood of Santa Eugenia, in the Villa de Vallecas district in Madrid, Spain.
Vallecas Stadium
Stadium
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Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas is a football stadium in the Madrid district of Puente de Vallecas, Spain. It currently hosts football matches and is the home of Primera Division club Rayo Vallecano. Vallecas Stadium is situated 3½ km west of Vallecas.
Madrid Spain Temple
Church
Photo: Natelewis, Public domain.
The Madrid Spain Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Pavones neighborhood of Moratalaz, Madrid. Announced on April 4, 1993, by Gordon B.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Suburbs and Retiro-Paseo del Arte.
Southern Suburbs
For the purposes of this guide, districts of Latina, Moratalaz, Usera, Puente de Vallecas, Moratalaz, Villaverde, Villa de Vallecas and Vicálvaro are considered as the Southern Suburbs of Madrid.
Retiro-Paseo del Arte
Retiro is a district in eastern-central Madrid. While it is dominated by the Retiro Park, it also houses 125,000 residents. This article also includes the Paseo del Arte where the city's most famous art museums are lined up.
Puente de Vallecas
Suburb
Photo: rubenhood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puente de Vallecas is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. It forms, with the district of Villa de Vallecas, the geographical area of Vallecas. Puente de Vallecas is situated 3½ km west of Vallecas.
Vallecas
- Category: former municipality of Spain
- Location: Villa de Vallecas, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Vallecas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Vallecas”
- Catalan: “Vallecas”
- Chinese: “巴列卡斯”
- Danish: “Vallecas”
- Dutch: “Vallecas”
- French: “Vallecas”
- Galician: “Vallecas”
- German: “Vallecas”
- Greek: “Βαγιέκας”
- Hebrew: “אנסנצ’ה דה ואייקאס”
- Italian: “Vallecas”
- Japanese: “バジェカス”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Vallecas”
- Portuguese: “Vallecas”
- Scots: “Vallecas”
- Slovenian: “Vallecas”
- Spanish: “Vallecas”
- Swedish: “Vallecas”
- Turkish: “Vallecas”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa Eugenia and Casco Histórico de Vallecas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Vasares and Auditorio Municipal Villa de Vallecas.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vallecas”. Photo: Serafín Avendaño, Public domain.