Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia

Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia is a memorial in Colmenar de Oreja, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca Municipal - Padre Rojas, as well as near the town hall Ayuntamiento de Colmenar de Oreja.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor and Museo Ulpiano Checa.

Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor

Church

Photo: isol, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor is a church.

Museo Ulpiano Checa

Museum

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Museo Ulpiano Checa is a museum, which is situated 190 metres north of Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia.

Fuente del Zacatín

Monument

Photo: Poniol60, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fuente del Zacatín is a monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinchón and Belmonte de Tajo.

Chinchón is a medieval town of 5,200 people close to Madrid in Spain. It is not a major tourist area so it is worth a visit if you want to see Spain in the raw. The town also features a fort and is surrounded by olive groves.

Belmonte de Tajo

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 es.

Belmonte de Tajo is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Las Vegas. Belmonte de Tajo is situated 5 km northeast of Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia.

Valdelaguna

Village

Photo: Cabe Zotas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Valdelaguna is a Spanish town in the province of Madrid. It is located southeast of the district, in Las Vegas region, 49 km from Madrid city. It is bordered by the towns of Chinchón, Belmonte de Tajo, Villarejo de Salvanés, Perales de Tajuña, Morata de Tajuña and Colmenar de Oreja. Valdelaguna is situated 6 km north of Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia.

Placa a los Héroes de la Independencia

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “La Comunidad de Madrid, la Ciudad de Colmenar de Oreja y la Asociación H.C. Voluntarios de Madrid, rinden homenaje a Don Mateo González Menéndez, a Don José María de Moralejo y a todos los colmenaretes que dieron su vida por la libertad y por la Nación Es”
Category: historic site
Location: Colmenar de Oreja, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.10754° or 40° 6′ 27″ north

Longitude

-3.38762° or 3° 23′ 15″ west

Open location code

8CGR4J56+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11197870461

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Municipal - Padre Rojas and Ayuntamiento de Colmenar de Oreja.

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