Chamberí-Castellana

Chamberí is a middle-class residential district in . Paseo de la Castellana is an important northbound boulevard. Moreover this article includes listings in other, lesser-known northern districts of the city.
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  • Type: Suburb with 146,000 residents
  • Description: 7th city district of Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: Chamberí”, “Chamberí District”, “District 7”, and “Distrito Chamberí
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sorolla Museum and Beth Yaacov Synagogue.

Museum
The is a single-artist museum in , Spain, devoted to the work and life of Joaquín Sorolla and the members of his family, such as his daughter Elena.

Synagogue
The , also known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue or the Synagogue of Madrid, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3 Calle Balmes, in the Chamberí district of , .

Theater building
The is a centre for performing arts located in owned by the Madrid regional administration. Built on a plot formerly occupied by premises of Canal de Isabel II, the building was designed by Juan Navarro Baldeweg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malasaña-Chueca and Moncloa.

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

Moncloa-Aravaca is a district in western . It includes several university campuses, the Argüelles neighbourhood and the huge Casa de Campo park.

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.

Chamberí-Castellana

Latitude
40.43896° or 40° 26′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.7053° or 3° 42′ 19″ west
Population
146,000
Elevation
693 metres (2,274 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC7QV+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6223637442
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
6544492
Wiki­data ID
Q1763370
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Chamberí-Castellana” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Չամբերի
  • Asturian: Chamberí
  • Basque: Chamberi
  • Basque: Chamberí
  • Catalan: Chamberí
  • Cebuano: Chamberí
  • Chinese: 錢貝里區
  • Czech: Chamberí
  • Dutch: Chamberi
  • Dutch: Chamberí
  • Esperanto: Ĉamberio
  • Esperanto: Chamberí
  • French: Chamberí
  • Galician: Chamberí
  • Galician: Distrito 7
  • Galician: Distrito de Chamberí
  • German: Chamberí
  • Hungarian: Chamberí
  • Italian: Chamberí e Castellana
  • Italian: Chamberí
  • Japanese: チャンベリ
  • Korean: 참베리
  • Malagasy: Chamberí
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Chamberí
  • Norwegian: Chamberí
  • Polish: Chamberí
  • Portuguese: Chamberí
  • Portuguese: Distrito 7
  • Portuguese: Distrito de Chamberí
  • Quechua: Chamberí distritu
  • Russian: Чамбери
  • Scots: Chamberí
  • Slovenian: Chamberi
  • Slovenian: Chamberí
  • Spanish: Chamberí
  • Spanish: Distrito 7
  • Spanish: Distrito de Chamberí
  • Swedish: Chamberí
  • Turkish: Chamberi
  • Turkish: Chamberí

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