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Sol

Sol is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilometre zero and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Memorial
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as zero mile marker or zero milepost, is a particular location from which traveled distances are traditionally measured, as in distance markers.

Government office
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of , currently functions as a museum and gallery.

Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in and one of the largest in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Madrid de los Austrias and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

Neighborhood
Photo: Antonio Tajuelo, CC BY 2.0.
is a name used for the old centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Quarter
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez, CC BY 2.0.
is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

Sol

Latitude
40.41726° or 40° 25′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.70445° or 3° 42′ 16″ west
Population
8,160
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC78W+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7188805010
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
6545083
Wiki­data ID
Q2465181
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Sol” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սոլ”
  • Basque: “Sol”
  • Belarusian: “Соль”
  • Catalan: “Sol”
  • Dutch: “Sol”
  • Esperanto: “Suno”
  • French: “Sol”
  • Galician: “Barrio de Sol”
  • Galician: “Sol, Madrid”
  • Galician: “Sol”
  • German: “Sol”
  • Italian: “Sol”
  • Portuguese: “Sol”
  • Russian: “Соль”
  • Slovenian: “Sol”
  • Spanish: “Barrio de Madrid 16”
  • Spanish: “Barrio de Sol”
  • Spanish: “Centro”
  • Spanish: “Sol (barrio de Madrid)”
  • Spanish: “Sol (barrio)”
  • Spanish: “Sol (Madrid)”
  • Spanish: “Sol, Madrid”
  • Spanish: “Sol”
  • Turkish: “Sol”
  • Ukrainian: “Соль”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Literary Quarter and La Latina-Austrias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Casa Labra and Mariblanca.

Madrid: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Sol”. Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.