Madrid

The Community of Madrid is a region which includes the of . It has 6.5 million inhabitants.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and Palacio Real de Madrid.

Library
The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world.

Museum
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of , although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m2 of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms.

Museum
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madrid and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

is 's capital and largest city. A city that has been marked by Spain's varied and tumultuous history, has some of Europe's most impressive cultural and architectural heritage, which includes grand avenues, plazas, buildings and monuments, world-class art galleries and museums, highly popular football teams, and cultural events of international fame for everyone.

Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

is a district of . It is located northeast of the centre and is considered to be the poshest neighbourhood of the city. Branches of international luxury brands, upscale restaurants, nightlife venues and hotels are found here.

Madrid

Latitude
40.4253° or 40° 25′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.6906° or 3° 41′ 26″ west
Population
7,010,000
Elevation
678 metres (2,224 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC8G5+4P
Geo­Names ID
3117732
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Madrid” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Komuniteti i Madridit
  • Arabic: منطقة مدريد
  • Aragonese: Comunidat de Madrit
  • Armenian: Մադրիդ
  • Arpitan: Comunôtât ôtonoma de Madrid
  • Asturian: Comunidá de Madrid
  • Azerbaijani: Madrid regionu
  • Balinese: Komunitas Madrid
  • Basque: Madrilgo Erkidegoa
  • Belarusian: аўтаномная супольнасць Мадрыд
  • Bosnian: Zajednica Madrida
  • Breton: Kumuniezh Madrid
  • Bulgarian: Мадрид
  • Catalan: Comunitat de Madrid
  • Cebuano: Comunidad de Madrid
  • Chinese: 马德里自治区
  • Cornish: Madrid
  • Corsican: cumunità di Madrid
  • Crimean Tatar: Madrid
  • Croatian: Zajednica Madrida
  • Czech: Madridské autonomní společenství
  • Danish: Madrid
  • Dimli (individual language): Madrid metropolitan
  • Dutch: Madrid
  • Egyptian Arabic: اقليم مدريد
  • Esperanto: Madrida Regiono
  • Estonian: Madridi autonoomne piirkond
  • Extremaduran: Comunidá de Mairil
  • Finnish: Madrid
  • French: Communauté de Madrid
  • Galician: Comunidade de Madrid
  • Georgian: მადრიდის ავტონომიური გაერთიანება
  • German: Autonome Gemeinschaft Madrid
  • German: Autonome Region Madrid
  • German: Madrid
  • Greek: Κοινότητα της Μαδρίτης
  • Hebrew: מדריד
  • Hungarian: Madrid tartomány
  • Icelandic: Sjálfstjórnarhéraðið Madríd
  • Ido: Regiono Madrid
  • Indonesian: Madrid
  • Interlingua: Communitate Autonome Madrid
  • Interlingue: Comunité de Madrid
  • Irish: Comhphobal Mhaidrid
  • Italian: Madrid
  • Japanese: コムニダ・デ・マドリッド
  • Kazakh: Мадрид
  • Korean: 마드리드 지방
  • Ladin: Cumunità de Madrid
  • Ladino: Komunidad Otonoma de Madrid
  • Latin: Autonoma Matriti Communitas
  • Latvian: Madrides apgabals
  • Limburgan: Madrid
  • Lingua Franca Nova: Comunia Madrid
  • Lithuanian: Madridas
  • Lombard: Comunità de Madrid
  • Luxembourgish: Autonom Gemeinschaft Madrid
  • Macedonian: Мадрид
  • Malay: Madrid
  • Maltese: Komunità ta‘ Madrid
  • Marathi: माद्रिद
  • Mazanderani: مادرید شه‌گردون بخش
  • Mingrelian: მადრიდიშ ავტონომიური აკოართაფა
  • Mirandese: Quemunidade de Madrid
  • Mongolian: Мадридын Өөртөө Засах Нийгэмлэг
  • Northern Frisian: Autonoom Gemianskap Madrid
  • Northern Sami: Madrid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Madrid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Regionen Madrid
  • Novial: Komunie de Madrid
  • Occitan (post 1500): Comunautat autonòma de Madrid
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ܡܕܪܝܕ
  • Ossetian: Мадрид
  • Pampanga: Madrid
  • Persian: مادرید
  • Piemontese: Comunità ëd Madrid
  • Polish: Madryt
  • Portuguese: Comunidade de Madrid
  • Quechua: Madrid suyu
  • Romanian: Madrid
  • Russian: Область Мадрид
  • Sardinian: Comunidade de Madrid
  • Scots: Commonty o Madrid
  • Serbian: Покрајина Мадрид
  • Serbo-Croatian: Zajednica Madrid
  • Sicilian: Madrid
  • Slovak: Madridské spoločenstvo
  • Slovenian: Avtonomna skupnost Madrid
  • Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid
  • Spanish: Madrid
  • Spanish: Región de Madrid
  • Swahili: Jimbo la Madrid
  • Swedish: regionen Madrid
  • Tagalog: Pamayanan ng Madrid
  • Tajik: Мадрид
  • Tatar: Мадрид
  • Thai: แคว้นมาดริด
  • Turkish: Madrid
  • Ukrainian: Мадрид
  • Urdu: میدرد کمیونٹی
  • Uzbek: Madrid
  • Venetian: Comunità de Madrid
  • Vietnamese: Cộng đồng Madrid
  • Waray (Philippines): Comunidad de Madrid
  • Welsh: Madrid
  • Western Armenian: Մատրիտ
  • Western Frisian: Madrid
  • Wu Chinese: 马德里自治区
  • Yue Chinese: 馬德里自治區

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