Salamanca

Salamanca 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum.

Library
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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
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The is a archaeology museum in , Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the .

Stadium
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Sports Palace of the Community of Madrid or simply Madrid Sports Palace, officially Movistar Arena since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in , Spain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Retiro-Paseo del Arte and Malasaña-Chueca.

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Retiro is a district in eastern-central . 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.

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Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque and Salesas are neighbourhoods in northern central .

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

Salamanca

Latitude
40.42705° or 40° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.6806° or 3° 40′ 50″ west
Population
148,000
Elevation
698 metres (2,290 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC8G9+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 365886835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6544491
Wiki­data ID
Q1773521
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Salamanca” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سلامنكا”
  • Aragonese: “Salamanca”
  • Armenian: “Սալամանկա (Մադրիդ)”
  • Armenian: “Սալամանկա”
  • Asturian: “Salamanca”
  • Basque: “Salamanca”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Salamanca”
  • Catalan: “Salamanca”
  • Cebuano: “Salamanca”
  • Chinese: “薩拉曼卡 (馬德里)”
  • Chinese: “薩拉曼卡區”
  • Dutch: “Salamanca”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Salamanko”
  • Esperanto: “Salamanko”
  • French: “Salamanca”
  • Galician: “Distrito 4”
  • Galician: “Distrito de Salamanca”
  • Galician: “Salamanca, Madrid”
  • Galician: “Salamanca”
  • German: “Salamanca”
  • Hebrew: “מדריד/סלמנקה”
  • Hebrew: “סלמנקה”
  • Italian: “Salamanca”
  • Japanese: “サラマンカ”
  • Korean: “살라망카”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Salamanca”
  • Norwegian: “Salamanca”
  • Polish: “Salamanca”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito 4”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Salamanca”
  • Portuguese: “Salamanca”
  • Quechua: “Salamanca distritu”
  • Quechua: “Salamanca”
  • Russian: “Саламанка (Мадрид)”
  • Russian: “Саламанка”
  • Scots: “Salamanca”
  • Slovenian: “Salamanca”
  • Spanish: “Distrito 4”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Salamanca”
  • Spanish: “Salamanca (Madrid)”
  • Spanish: “Salamanca”
  • Swedish: “Salamanca”
  • Turkish: “Salamanca”
  • “Salamanca (Madrid)”

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